Benzema can thank CR7, Di Méco shouts it loud and clear!

Author of two hat-tricks in his last two Champions League matches, Karim Benzema is walking on water this season. The fact of having evolved with great players may well have something to do with his current performance.

42 goals and 14 assists. This is the current record of Karim Benzema, club and selection combined, after 44 matches played. Very, very high level. In recent days, the name of the striker with 94 selections for the France team has even often been mentioned concerning the awarding of the next Ballon d’Or. It must be said that if the native of Lyon were to win the Spanish La Liga for the fourth time, the Champions League for the fifth time, and the World Cup for the first time at the end of the year, no one would be able to contest this prestigious individual trophy.

Is his association with Cristiano Ronaldo the basis of everything?

Since joining Real Madrid in 2009, it’s the sixth time Karim Benzema has topped the 20-goal mark in a season in La Liga. Stratospheric. The former OL crack, who turns 35 in December, almost seems to be getting younger. His return to the Blues surely did him a lot of good. Eric Di Méco, commentator and columnist at RMC, has another explanation for Benzema’s recent prowess. For him, working with Cristiano Ronaldo between 2009 and 2018 opened up new horizons for him.

« When you see what Benzema is doing today, and what he is doing in his life, in training… I think that being around Ronaldo made him stronger. If he plays until he is 40 at this level, it is because he will have seen a war machine next to him “, Thus detailed the former left side of Olympique de Marseille. Never mind, going from CR7 lieutenant to Real Madrid legend is clearly not given to everyone.

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