,,They started very well”, Benzema looked back on the opening phase. The English quickly took a 2-0 lead. ,,However, our strength was that we continued to work and believe in a good result. As a result, we were able to keep narrowing the margin and limit the defeat.”
Benzema impressed again. There is no size for the Frenchman this Champions League season. This season, the Real Madrid striker has scored 41 goals in 41 games and is now the Champions League top scorer with 14 goals. In the eighth final against Paris Saint-Germain he was good for a hat-trick, in the first game against Chelsea he also made a hat-trick and after another goal against Chelsea in the return he made two more against Manchester City. The last of these was a delicious Panenka.
Benzema, who recently missed two penalties against Osasuna, spoke about this at Movistar: ,,If you never take a penalty, you can’t miss one. I have a lot of confidence in myself, even after those two missed penalties. It’s something mental. The Panenka? The keepers know how to shoot, so sometimes you have to do something else,” said the Frenchman, who still fully believes in the chances of his team. “A defeat is never good, but now we are still playing in the Bernabéu. We have the We need fans like never before and we are going to do something magical, which is win.”
Benzema didn’t want to talk about winning the Ballon d’Or. He prefers to win the Champions League. Coach Carlo Ancelotti believes that his striker does deserve the Ballon d’Or: ,,There is no better player in the world at the moment. Nobody has his qualities and efficiency,” said the coach, who also reflected on the way his French striker took the penalty: “We never thought of changing who takes the penalties, we have every confidence in Karim. And now we are going to Bernabéu and can’t wait for the magic of Bernabéu.”