“I admire and I love how Benzema plays”

The striker of Espanyol Raul de Tomas affirmed this Thursday in a press conference that the attacker of the Real Madrid Benzemawith whom he will face this Saturday, “is proving to be a candidate for the Ballon d’Or” and recalled that he has many seasons “at a high level”.

The man from Madrid, after training in the Dani Jarque Sports Cityconfessed his predilection for the French striker: “I admire him and I love how he plays. I’ll be happy with whatever the future holds for him.” Benzema He is the top scorer in Primera with 25 goals and RDT is second, along with Enes Unai (Getafe), with 15.

Thomas Raul faces a special meeting in the Santiago Bernabeu after training in the categories of Real Madrid. In any case, the attacker assures that despite being a “beautiful” duel for him and that he faces with “great enthusiasm”, “hopefully” he can win.

Asked if he would consider a draw good, the striker agreed: “Anything that is not losing is good. We are going to the leader’s field and obviously a draw would be positive because we will be playing against the best team in the category. A draw would be good for them and for us. We’re going to go out and win, but if we can’t do it, it will be”.

On the other hand, the soccer player valued his interaction with a user, a member of the Espanyol, on social networks in which he criticized the attitude of the locker room. The striker defined it as a simple “exchange of opinions” and assured that if the meeting took place in person “surely we would come to fruition.” “It was not with a bad vibe, these comments do not add anything,” he added.

In any case, Thomas Raul defended the team’s performance this season: “The season could be better and also worse, but we are not as bad as it seems. The fans must demand of us, although the course we are doing coming from a lower category is not easy”.

Asked about his future, the top Blue and Whites director insisted that he is “content and happy” at Espanyol and recalled that he has a link with the entity until June 30, 2026. “Next year a thousand things can happen, but I have contract and I will have to be here, obviously,” he said.

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