All eyes were on Karim Benzema before the first big game of the group stage of the Eurocup. His return in a great national team tournament after seven years of absence (his last participation was in the Brazil World Cup, in 2014) France Y Germany calibrated their aspirations in a duel over the top in Munich, of an excellent level and with two powerful teams that never gave up their way of being.
Under these circumstances, the forward of the Madrid, more used to monopolizing the limelight in lower-rhyme scenarios such as those usually generated by his team. The French attacker, escorted into the offensive zone by Kylian Mbappé and Antoine Griezmann, He could not deploy his repertoire of the game on his back during the first half, unloading and playing first for the second-line players. He also did not show good harmony with Mbappe neither Griezmann, two players who caused a lot of problems to the German defense.
On the 9th of Real Madrid he resorted to his most supportive version to sacrifice himself in defense and lend a hand in the middle of the siege of Germany. Still, in the second half, he clearly improved his performance after a very listless crash start.
The large estate that the German rearguard left behind in search of the tying goal was an oasis for Benzema and especially for Mbappe, which tore apart Hummels and company with its supersonic speed. There emerged Benzema to become your best partner by dating you multiple times with Neuer. To the PSG they annulled a goal for offside, Hummels avoided the 2-0 with a great action at the limit and in the third he assisted Benzema but the goal did not go up to the marker by offside previous.
On 19 France ended up fused and as the first change of Deschamps, leaving replaced in 88 'by Tolisso. Benzema He has not scored since his return to the national team, but he has room to improve and see the goal.