the french striker Anthony Martialpresented this Wednesday as a Sevilla player until the end of the season, was delighted to be able to coincide with his compatriot Karim Benzemascorer for Real Madrid, his teammate on the French team and “one of the best in the world”.
“Karim He is a great player, one of the best in the world. I think he can win the Ballon d’Or this year and I’m very happy to have been able to come (on loan from Manchester United) and play in the same championship as him”, he stated in the Ramón Sánchez-Pizjuán press room when asked by if his arrival at Sevilla is also considered as a personal duel with Benzema to fight for LaLiga.
The 26-year-old French international, who will play on loan at the Sevilla club until next June, also acknowledged that the times he has faced his new team with the ‘Red Devils’ have not gone well, as he recalled that “it is true that they have lost a lot (in the matches) against Sevilla”.
martial, awarded in 2015 with the ‘Golden Boy’ -best young European player- when he was at Monaco, fell twice with United against Sevilla: in the second leg of the 2017-18 Champions League round of 16 (1 -2 at Old Trafford after 0-0 in the first leg); and in the semifinals of the 2020 Europa League (2-1), later won by Sevilla in Cologne (Germany).