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Coach Zinedine Zidane praised Karim Benzema, who scored two goals in Real Madrid’s 3-1 win over Athletic Bilbao this afternoon. But it was not just a compliment: for Zizou, the 9 merengue jersey is the best striker in the history of France.
“For me if [Benzema é o melhor atacante da história da França], because it shows that in Real Madrid, more than 500 games, the goals … His record speaks for itself. For me it is the best, very clear ”, said Zidane at a press conference at the Alfredo Di Stéfano stadium.
“Now he is a more talented player. He is not a pure 9, he does not only think about the goal and that is what I love,” he added.
Benzema has been accumulating decisive performances for Real Madrid in recent weeks. In addition to the goals of this Tuesday, the forward was the hero of the team’s Champions League classification, against Borussia Monchengladbach.
With the victory, Real equaled the score of Real Sociedad and Atlético de Madrid in the leadership of the Spanish Championship, 26 points each. The team is placed third by tiebreaker criteria.
The meringues return to the field next Sunday, against Eibar.
