ALL POSTS TAGGED "Karim Benzema" - Page 2
Barcelona
/ 552 days agoBenzema blasts Barcelona; Real through to Copa del Rey Final
Real Madrid booked its ticket to the Copa del Rey Final with a simply dominant performance over Barcelona. The emphatic 4-0 win on the night at Camp Nou means Los Blancos advance, 4-1 on aggregate. Entering the game, Barcelona has had Real Madrid locked up. In the last three contests between the two, Barcelona picked […]
Didier Deschamps
/ 577 days agoBenzema calls Deschamps liar about World Cup departure
Karim Benzema has responded to a recent interview by Didier Deschamps about the player's departure from the World Cup. The Real Madrid striker insinuated that the France manager was not telling the truth regarding the issue. Benzema suffered a thigh injury in training three days before their start to the tournament in Qatar. Manager claims […]
Leagues: LaLiga
/ 614 days agoBenzema, Militao injured in Real Madrid win over Valencia
Real Madrid beat Valencia 2-0 at the Santiago Bernabeu on Thursday night. The reigning LaLiga champions needed the victory to keep stride with rivals Barcelona. Barca beat Real Betis on Wednesday to extend their lead atop the LaLiga table to eight points. However, Real have now closed the gap back to five with the win. […]
Atletico Madrid
/ 621 days agoVinicius gets revenge, Real Madrid advances in Copa del Rey
Real Madrid came back to beat Atletico Madrid, 3-1, in the Copa del Rey quarterfinals on Thursday. The Madrid derby is historically one of the fiercest rivals in club soccer. Thursday's game didn't disappoint. The match featured three brilliant goals, as well as a red card. The pre-match hype for the massive match was marred […]
France
/ 659 days agoKarim Benzema retires from France national team
After decades of messy scandals; from allegation of racism from French media and fans, to a disastrous blackmail case, Karim Benzema's tumultous career with Les Bleus is over. His announcement came through social media. "I made the efforts and the mistakes it took to get to where I am today, and I'm proud of that," […]
France
/ 669 days agoHow's France doing without Benzema? Better than ever
Benzema key in qualifying and beyond It was June 23, 2021, when Karim Benzema announced his return to Les Bleus to the rest of the wide world. Yes, he was in Didier Deschamps' 26-man squad for Euro 2020 and he did play in a few games before his grand return to the French side. Yet […]
France
/ 689 days agoMajor blow for France as Benzema is ruled out of World Cup
France have suffered a major blow in their quest to defend the World Cup trophy as star striker Karim Benzema has been ruled out of the tournament through injury. Head Coach Didier has mentioned that he won’t call in a replacement for the Real Madrid striker. Benzema injured during training Benzema was forced out of […]
Leagues: La Liga
/ 864 days agoReal Madrid's transfer targets to replace Kylian Mbappé
Kylian Mbappé was Real Madrid's top transfer target for the better part of the last three seasons. In fact, Los Blancos and Florentino Perez tried to recruit the French prodigy from the time he was just 14 years old. Back then, the only thing that stopped Mbappe from joining Real Madrid was Zinedine Zidane moving up in […]
Leagues: La Liga
/ 1112 days agoVinicius Jr. poised for breakout season with Real Madrid
Real Madrid signed Vinicius Júnior in 2017 as a 16-year-old Brazilian starlet. Los Blancos mined South America for gems following their failure to land Neymar in 2013. The team from the Spanish capital waited for the Brazilian to turn 18 for him to come to the Santiago Bernabeu. Then, the club waited a little more. In his […]
Leagues: La Liga
/ 5091 days agoLa Liga Jornada 9 Review: Real Madrid Passes Herculean Test
With the reinstitution of the Galáctico policy following Florentino Pérez's return as President of Real Madrid last summer, Pérez wasted no time in the second construction of his universe-beating side. Lost in the shuffle of Cristiano Ronaldo, Kaká, and Xabi Alonso joining the club, Karim Benzema quietly transferred from Olympique Lyonnais to Real Madrid, if […]
Atletico Madrid
/ 5455 days agoGetafe Fails to Capitalize Against a Ten Man Real Madrid
The fashionable district. The working-class south. The established. The disrespected. Commerce. Industry. A comparison between the two top Madrid clubs. Getafe just wants to be in the conversation. They are in the city too, they say. Real Madrid does not disrespect them because they are not in Real's radar. With Atlético Madrid struggling to steer […]
Cristiano Ronaldo
/ 5497 days agoAnother Impressive Scoreline Conceals Real's Frailties
Real Madrid 5-0 Xerez 1-0 Ronaldo, 1′ 2-0 Ronaldo, 75′ 3-0 Guti, 78′ 4-0 Benzema, 82′ 5-0 Van Nistelrooy, 89′ Real Madrid moved to the top of the table Sunday, ahead of Barcelona on goal differential, after a 5-0 rout of Xerez that was a more difficult affair than the final score might indicate. Cristiano […]
Cristiano Ronaldo
/ 5518 days agoFirst Impressions of Real Madrid and the Second Galacticos Era
The much-anticipated return of La Liga began with a scintillating match between the new galácticos of Real Madrid and the pesky Deportivo La Coruña, who always gives Madrid a run for their money, literally. Because of the continued suspension of Pepe and the tendinitis suffered by Sergio Ramos, the Real Madrid defense was not at […]