Fekir: “By numbers, Benzema deserves to be in the national team”

Nabil Fekir was one of the saddest men in the Real Madrid-Betis preview. Expelled against Athletic, the Frenchman will not be able to show his quality in the best showcase and he does not hide in As that that was one of the things he thought about when they showed him the red on Wednesday: “I directly thought about the game against Real Madrid, it's hard for me to miss a game like that. It's sad.” “I try to protect the ball but unfortunately I step on his ankle. When the referee went to the VAR I imagined it was going to be red,” adds Nabil.

The Lyon-born attacker has several compatriots on the Chamartín team. Zinedine Zidane has been one of his references since he was little and now also on the bench. “Zizou is a coach who proved to be at the level of Real Madrid, he did it very well. They are lucky to have such a technician. Train France? It is normal that they talk about him in that sense, marked the history as a player and is in the memory of the French “.

Fekir does not repair praise for his countryman Karim Benzema either: “He is one of the best strikers in the world, he shows it from season to season. But whether or not he goes to the national team is something beyond us. It is clear that if we see his performance on the field, he deserves to be in the national team. “