Official: Karim Benzema (Real Madrid) returns to the France team

The bombshell jumped in the list of the Eurocup of the French team. Karim Benzema is among the 26 players chosen by Didier Deschamps for the summer event. The Real Madrid striker had not been with his country since 2015, when he was removed by the Valbuena case, but after becoming the best French player outside of Ligue1 in recent seasons he has forced the coach to summon him. The reigning world champion could not afford not to have the attacker on a date like the one that will start from June 11. The last time Benzema played for France was on October 8, 2015. That night the striker scored twice and provided an assist in the French team’s victory over Armenia. He would never again defend the colors of his country, missing the 2016 European Championship, where the French were runners-up, and the 2018 World Cup, where the Gauls were champions. 2,049 days and more than 67 months have passed until he has been summoned by his team again. “We saw each other and talked,” Didier Deschamps began by explaining when asked about the call-up of Karim Benzema. «It was the most important step. Then I thought for a long time and made the decision, ”continued the Les Bleus coach. Benzema has just won the award for the best French player abroad awarded by the UNFP, the French footballers’ union. The Real Madrid forward beat Hugo Lloris (Tottenham), N’Golo Kanté (Chelsea), Ousmane Dembélé (Barça) and his own teammate Ferland Mendy (Real Madrid), which is one of the absences from the list after his last injury . It is the second time that Benzema has received this award, since he also won it in 2019.Karim Benzema is about to close what has surely been his best season on a personal level at Real Madrid. He has scored 29 goals in all official competitions completing his twelfth season dressed in white. Now, he is focused on helping the Whites beat Villarreal in a game where they can win the league title. France have been drawn into Group F, undoubtedly the most difficult of the six. The French will have to face Portugal, Germany and Hungary. These matches will be played in Munich and Budapest. France’s call-up for the Euro Cup Goalkeepers: Hugo Lloris, Mandanda, Maignan. Defenders: Pavard, Digne, Dubois, Varane, Lenglet, Kimpembe, Lucas Hernández, Zouma, Koundé. Midfielders: Kanté, Pogba. , Lemar, Rabiot, Sissoko, Tolisso. Forwards: Benzema, Griezmann, Dembélé, Mbappé, Ben Yedder, Coman, Giroud, Thuram.