Euro 2020: Kylian Mbappe delighted to team up with Benzema | Football News - Hindustan Times
close_game
close_game

Euro 2020: Kylian Mbappe delighted to team up with Benzema

Reuters | , Paris
May 20, 2021 01:41 PM IST

Real Madrid striker Benzema was included in the squad on Tuesday after he and coach Didier Deschamps resolved their differences.

Kylian Mbappe said he is delighted at the prospect of teaming up with Karim Benzema in the French side at next month’s European Championship.

Kylian Mbappe.(REUTERS)
Kylian Mbappe.(REUTERS)

Real Madrid striker Benzema was included in the squad on Tuesday after he and coach Didier Deschamps resolved their differences. His return ended a six-year absence from the French team, including missing out of their World Cup triumph in Russia in 2018.

Hindustan Times - your fastest source for breaking news! Read now.

“I'm very happy, I've always said I wanted to play with great players," Mbappe said Wednesday’s French Cup final, where he set up the first goal and added another in Paris St Germain's 2-0 win over Monaco at the Stade de France.

"There are not a lot of top players in the world better than Benzema."

Benzema, who has scored 29 goals in all competitions for Real this season, has not played for 'Les Bleus' since 2015 after a blackmail scandal over which he faces a trial in October.

He also said in 2016 that Deschamps had "bowed to the pressure of a racist part of France" when leaving the forward out of the Euro squad that year.

But Mbappe said he was all for the return of Benzema.

“He played in Madrid for 10 years. The pressure, he knows, he has the experience, he has the talent above all,” Mbappe added.

“It's easy to adapt with the big players. So, I'm sure we will all adapt very quickly."

Catch all the Latest Football matches score updates alongwith EPL 2024 Schedule , ISL 2024 Schedule and other related updates on ISL 2024 Points table on The Hindustan Times website and App
SHARE THIS ARTICLE ON
Share this article
SHARE
Story Saved
Live Score
OPEN APP
Saved Articles
Following
My Reads
Sign out
New Delhi 0C
Friday, March 29, 2024
Start 14 Days Free Trial Subscribe Now
Follow Us On