Karim Benzema chose his best historical eleven
The start of the Club World Cup is just around the corner and Marcelo Gallardo’s Al-Ittihad will be in charge of opening the competition next Tuesday, December 12 against Auckland City at 3 in the afternoon (Argentina time). One of the doubts that the Muñeco of the formation that will clash against the Australian four, is whether Karim Benzema will be available after suffering a back injury. While facing recovery, the Frenchman created content for the club’s official website and was encouraged to put together a historic eleven.
“Can Karim Benzema name his dream team?” explained the video’s slogan. El Gato thought for a few seconds to name his goalkeeper: Manuel Neuer, whom he faced on several occasions when he was the undisputed starter at Bayern Munich. Next, he put together the defense with former Real Madrid teammates and an exception from FC Barcelona. Dani Alves, Marcelo, Sergio Ramos and Pepe lined up as the French forward’s last line.
When selecting the midfield, the Lyon native leaned towards several compatriots. Claude Makélélé, Paul Pogba, Zinedine Zidane and Ronaldinho positioned themselves near the central circle. With two places available, people began to suspect that Karim was about to leave both Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo out of his team and this is how it happened: Benzema put himself alongside Ronaldo Nazario as those in charge of burning the nets of the opponents. Once he finished, he stood up from the couch with a mocking smile before the fragment ended.
Karim works against the clock to be in the debut of the Club World Cup (Photo: Getty)
In parallel, Al-Ittihad is preparing for its debut in the Club World Cup and Gallardo planned a relaxed training session to leave behind the 3-1 defeat with Damac in the Saudi Pro League. El Muñeco led an exercise where he returned a wall at half height so that they could define with a volley or with a control. The big winner was the French scorer, who took the ball by defeating teammates like Jota, Hegazy, Madalla, Haroun and Romarinho.
In the case of eliminating Auckland City, they will face the Egyptian champion, Al Ahly three days later in the quarterfinals. If it continues on the victorious path, the Arab representative could face Fluminense (on the 18th of the current, which has just defeated Boca Juniors in the final of the Copa Libertadores). While on the other side of the key is the top candidate for the title, Julián Álvarez’s Manchester City.
2023-12-11 11:03:00
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