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Zinedine Zidane has said that he cannot understand why Karim Benzema is not playing for France after the forward scored two goals and one assist in Real Madrid’s 3-1 win over Celta de Vigo in their last La Liga match before. of the international break.
Benzema scored his first in the 20th minute at Balaidos, and another 10 minutes later, both from passes from Toni Kroos, as Madrid overtook Barcelona in second place and three points behind leader Atlético de Madrid.
– Ratings: Benzema 9/10 and Ream Madrid beat Celta de Vigo
The double means that Benzema, who has not been called up by French coach Didier Deschamps since 2015, has 17 league goals this season and has scored eight in his last six games in all competitions.
“You don’t understand it, I don’t understand it, there are many people who don’t,” said Zidane, when asked about Deschamps’ refusal to visit Benzema. “For me, as coach of Real Madrid, it is better that he stay with us, that’s for sure. What he did today with his teammates was spectacular. He is a hard worker and wants more.”
Benzema’s exclusion from the France team in 2015 is due to his alleged involvement, for which he must be tried, in a conspiracy to blackmail his former international teammate Mathieu Valbuena.
The initial decision by the French Football Federation to suspend Benzema was followed by Deschamps omitting Benzema from his team for Euro 2016.
The forward responded by stating that Deschamps had “yielded to pressure from a racist part of France” by shutting him out.
“As long as Deschamps is the coach of the national team, I will not have the opportunity to come back,” Benzema said in 2017.
While Benzema remains in Madrid for next week’s international window, his teammates Raphael Varane and Ferland Mendy will join France, while Sergio Ramos, Luka Modric, Toni Kroos and Thibaut Courtois have also been called up by their countries.
“We know the schedule, there are many games, but we will continue, for now the players are fine,” said Zidane, when asked about the busy list of games. “[Modric and Kroos] He will go with his national teams and they will play games, for me as Real Madrid coach that is not ideal, but we cannot do anything about it. “
Zidane also confirmed that Ramos should be fit to play for Spain, despite missing Real Madrid’s victory in Vigo with a blow.
