The French striker, who made it 2-1 after extra time, acknowledged that “suffering is not good”
“We have talent and today thanks to the fans because with them we can play these kinds of matches,” he said.
Karim Benzema, captain of Real Madrid, highlighted the difficulty of the derby against Atlético de Madrid in the quarterfinals of the Copa del Rey and the “character” of his team to lead a new comeback, although he assured that they have to “score goals sooner”.
“It was a very difficult and complicated match against a very good opponent. It’s a ‘déjà vu’ in a difficult game but with the character we have and the talented players we can make a comeback”he stated on Teledeporte.
“Suffering is not good. Maybe we have to score goals sooner, but we have talent and today thanks to the fans because with them we can play these types of matches,” he added.
Benzema assured that Atlético de Madrid “He positioned himself well, with strong defenders behind” and caused it to be “complicated” for Real Madrid, until the Brazilian Rodrygo scored “a great goal, he is very talented”.