Karembeu: “Benzema has shown his talent, he is close to being like Raúl”

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The former player, in A Diario

Christian karembeu it has been on Radio MARCA. The occasion deserved it the French is triumphing in Greece, where he serves as director of strategy and assumes roles of sports director at the Olympiakos in Piraeus, who has just been proclaimed champion of the League.

However, another great excuse to chat with the LaLiga ambassador is the maximum European club competition, which he has raised twice wearing the Real Madrid shirt. In the preview of the quarter-final second leg against Liverpool and with an exultant Mbappé, The former footballer reviews these current affairs and other issues with Raúl Varela in the program ‘A Diario’.

Triumphs in Greece. “Three years ago we presented the president of Olympiakos with a stable project and the work has paid off, raising trophies.”

Titles. “I do not have the glasses in the living room at home, better the drawings of my girls”.

Mbappé or Haaland? “You have to ask Zizou because they both have a fair profile for Real Madrid. Mbappé can play on the right or left and enter; Haaland is more or less a forward but you have to see if you need one or the other. Both of them they score goals. And of course, you can also bring the two together. With Benzema, the team is dangerous and adding Mbappé or Haaland can help. ”

Benzema. “He is a very complete player, he can also play on the right or on the left. He has shown his talent by scoring goals and is close to being like Raúl, although he has to do more seasons. He is very good at Real Madrid, he has to concentrate. because he can increase his record in the Champions League. He is one of those successful players that we have in France, he has a coach like Zidane who gives him confidence and improves every game. “

Zidane situation. “I’m not surprised. Zidane likes the challenge, like when he came back and continue with a title and build a new team without signings. Now they are going for the semifinals and are second in LaLiga, the result speaks for him. After three Champions won it’s normal that he wanted a vacation, but when there were problems Real Madrid asked him to come back.

Eliminatory against Liverpool. “Real Madrid’s game at Di Stéfano was incredible, one of the best. Anfield is never easy, but they have shown maturity and experience.”

Champions. “32 years and a generation like Vulture passed until the Champions League returned … and it was a united squad with players like Seedorf, Suker, Morientes, Raúl, Roberto, Panucci … It was a great team!”

Future. “I want to go back to Spain when the Covid allows it, see Real Madrid, eat Spanish dishes … Work there? I can’t say no to working in Spain.”

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