Karim Benzema is far from his best level and after his poor performances in the last games, many Real Madrid supporters want to have in their team a better striker who can score more goals than Karim. The French forward is not playing his best season and three important teams might be interested on him.
Manchester City, Paris Saint Germain and Arsenal are the three possible teams that could pay the transfer and improve his current salary.
The team managed by Pep Guardiola would be one of the major destinations where Benzema could go. Kun Aguero could leave Manchester City at the end of the season and The Citizens will try to sign Benzema. The Spaniard manager wants a striker with associative skills and Real Madrid’s forward is the perfect player.
Paris Saint Germain could be another good destination for Benzema because of two reasons. The main reason is that PSG want to sign players from their country proving that the French players are competitive too, something that it has been in doubt in the lat seasons. The other reason is that he could be a perfect pair for Edison Cavani, who is showing his great scoring ability.
Arsenal want to sign Benzema since several years ago. Arsene Wenger thinks that with the French striker signing, the team will improve a lot and he believes that with him, Arsenal will return to be one of the best teams in all Europe. The English side doesn’t win the Premier League since 13 years ago, when Arsenal had a incredible team with Henry, Bergkamp, Vieira etc… Now Arsene Wenger wants to build a similar squad and his major target is Real Madrid’s striker.
These are the three possible teams that could sign Benzema in the next summer transfer market if Real Madrid finally decide to sell him.
Los Blancos have many important injured players in the team (Pepe, Marcelo, Bale, Carvajal and Modrid) but there is a defense that his recovery is going better than anyone could have imagined. Last Monday, Real Madrid medical staff informed that Marcelo was going to be out of the pitch for a month.:”After the tests to Marcelo we inform that he has a grade two left thigh muscle teat, that would let him out of the pitch at least three weeks”, the medical staff said.
It’s true that Real Madrid said that the player was pending of evolution. This type of injuries let you out at less for three weeks, but just five days after the medical services informed his injury, the Brazilian left back has surprised everyone when he appeared in the train pitch doing some exercises with the ball.
While the rest of the team prepared the match of the regular season against Real Sociedad, Marcelo entered the pitch and started to play with a ball, as if there was no trace from his femoral biceps injury.
If finally Marcelo’s miracle is confirmed, Zinedine Zidane could recover for next week one of his most important players. Carvajal has the same injury as Marcelo (they had same medical test) and he is still working in the gym, although he was injured one week before.
These are very good news for the French manager because Real Madrid are having defense problems in the last game. Nacho is the player who has substituted Marcelo in the left back although Fabio Coentrao had to be the natural substitute.
Marcelo is a very important player in the squad because he is one the Real Madrid’s captain being in several times the soul of the side. With him on the pitch, Los Blancos are much more dangerous because Marcelo is a very offensive left back who has a major role in the team.
Real Madrid will face Real Sociedad in the regular season at Santiago Bernabeú. After the Copa del Rey knock out, Los Blancos must recover and focus on La Liga and Champions League. Real Sociedad are playing really good in the current season and they are in these moments in the fifth position of the La Liga, playing a good football and being a very offensive side. Learn here how to watch Real Madrid v Real Sociedad in live streaming.
Los Blancos are in the top of the table and they must maintain the distance respect Sevilla and Barcelona. The team managed by Zinedine Zidane is being very strong at Santiago Bernabéu and they have not lost any match in the regular season. Now they will face a very tough team as Real Sociedad and Los Blancos must play with intensity if they want to have a positive result.
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Real Madrid have many injuries in the team to receive Real Sociedad and the French manager can’t count with Pepe, Marcelo, Modric and Bale. Zinedine Zidane will make some changes in the defense because Varane has recovered from his muscular problems and he will return to the line up. After Benzema’s poor performances in the last weeks, the French manager has to decide whether Morata or Mariano should enter in the line up instead of the French striker.
In the last season, Los Blancos could achieve the victory against the Basque team at Santiago Bernabéu, winning 3-1 with a goal of Lucas Vázquez and two goals from Cristiano Ronaldo.
Zinedine Zidane spoke before the regular season match against Real Sociedad after the Copa del Rey knock out at Vigo. The French manager highlighted different topics as Benzema’s and Danilo’s performance, Real Madrid supporters, tomorrow’s rival, and other players who will miss the game.
Zidane started the press conference talking about the team performance this season:”We are doing a great season. We are happy with what we have done so far. We are still in the top of the table and we are also in Champions League”, Zidane said about the performance of the team in the current season.
The journalists didn’t doubt in asking the French manager about Danilo’s and Benzema’s performance in the last games:”The most important thing is that Danilo is here to play. He has a lot of confidence in what he is doing and we need everyone’s help to recover him. We are not worry with Benzema. He is doing a great season and we know his high level and quality. I will always support him”, Zidane affirmed.
The French manager also talked about Real Madrid supporters, who whistled at the team in the last match against Málaga:” We need the help off our supporters. We are with them and they are with us. If they help us we will win more games. It’s good that our fans are demanding, but we need their support to win the maximum possible matches. I’m not worried about our supporters reactions”, the coach talked about Real Madrid supporters.
Marcelo will miss the next matches and the journalist asked him about his evolution:” I don’t know if he is going to be injured one month. He trained yesterday and today and I’m happy to see him on the field after seven days but we are not going to risk with him”, Zidane said
Real Sociedad were also knock out from Copa del Rey against Barcelona and now they will travel to Madrid to try to achieve a good result:” Real Sociedad is a very difficult team and they are playing g really good this season. It will be a tough game”, Zidane affirmed about Real Sociedad.
Real Madrid v Real Sociedad will meet on Sunday (19:45 UK time) at Santiago Bernabéu in the regular season. After the Copa del Rey knock out, the team managed by Zidane has the chance to recover in La Liga.
Real Madrid have a very difficult match against a tough team as Real Sociedad. Los Blancos couldn’t make a comeback in the Copa Rey del Rey game and now they will focus on the Champions League and La Liga, where they are still leaders. Zinedine Zidane has a lot of injuries in the squad and he could do some changes in the line up. The French manager can’t count with Marcelo, Pepe, Carvajal, Bale and Modric to receive Real Sociedad.
Real Sociedad also played Copa del Rey during the week but they neither could qualify for the semifinals. The team managed by Eusebio Sacristán is doing a great season and in these moments they occupy the fifth position of the table. The Basque team will travel to Madrid with the injuries of Agirretxe, Markel Bergara and Carlos Martínez, while Yuri Berchiche (their usual left back) is suspended because he saw his fifth yellow card in the last regular season match against Celta de Vigo.
Real Madrid v Real Real Sociedad Predicted Line Ups
Real Madrid (4-3-3): Keylor; Danilo, Varane, Ramos, Nacho, Casemiro, Kroos, Kovacic, Lucas, Cristiano and Benzema
Real Sociedad (4-3-3): Rulli; Zaldua, Navas, Iñigo, Héctor, Illarramendi, Zurutuza, Prieto, Vela, Oyarzabal and Willian José
Real Madrid have won 6, drawn 2 and lost 2 games out of the last 10.
Real Sociedad have won 5, drawn 2 and lost 3 of the last 10 games.
In the last 10 games, Real Madrid have scored an average of 2,6 goals and have received an average of 1,4 goals.
In the last 10 games, Real Sociedad have scored an average of 2,5 goals per game and have conceded 1,5 goals per game.
There have been over 2,5 goals in 9 of the last 10 Real Madrid games.
There have been 2,5 goals in 4 of the last 10 Real Sociedad games.
R.Madrid v Real Sociedad Prediction
Real Madrid are favorites to win this match because they are the current leader of La Liga and they play in their stadium. The team managed by Zinedine Zidane is playing really good at Santiago Bernabéu and nobody beat them in the regular season. We think Real Madrid are going to achieve the victory because they have to recover from the Copa del Rey game. Cristiano Ronaldo scored last year two goals against Real Sociedad at Santiago Bernabéu and we think he can play a good match after his poor performances in the last games.
Real Sociedad are a very good team but they have a very difficult match because they will face the leader of the competition. The team managed by Eusebio Sacristán is playing a really good football and currently they are in the European positions. Real Sociedad have many good players in the squad as Illarramendi (former Real Madrid), Vela, Oyarzabal and Willian José, who can be very dangerous if Los Blancos don’t defend with intensity.
Real Sociedad haven’t won at Santiago Bernabéu since the 2003-2004 season where they won 0-1. Last year Los Blancos could achieve the victory in their stadium beating Real Sociedad (3-1) with one goal of Lucas Vázquez and two goal of Cristiano Ronaldo.
At the end of 2016, Real Madrid and the council of the city approved the new Bernabéu. Los Blancos will refurbish their stadium and complete a new modern ground. The works should start in the summer but the project has still to be unveiled in the next two weeks.
However, the Spanish newspaper ABC published some ideas of the new project. According to ABC, the new stadium will have a luxurious hotel in it and the shopping centre won’t be included, as it was expected at the beginning. Currently, there is a shopping centre called “La Esquina del Bernabéu” (Bernabéu’s corner), who will disappear.
The architecture firms GMP, L35 y Ribas y Ribas are working in the new project. Tristán López Chicheri, the director of the studio L35, gave some clues about the stadium: “It’s a shame that a stadium in the middle of the city is only alive 25 or 40 games. We should give it a mixture usability, although football will be the most important part. There will be more restaurants and spaces for complementary activities. And the museum will be bigger”, Tristán said.
The council has confirmed that they’ve received the first draft and they are waiting for the final project to be approved. The works should start in summer, so there is no time to be wasted. The first thing that will be done is the retractable roof. The project will have a cost of €400M.
Real Madrid want the investment to be profitable with a big area with restaurants, a luxurious hotel and different spaces to be rented for activities. Besides, there will be 2.000 more VIP seats and the box seats will be refurbished. The new name of the stadium is still unknown. Obviously the name Santiago Bernabéu will be included but it will also contain a “surname” with a commercial brand, as Florentino Pérez said recently.
Álvaro Morata is not happy at Real Madrid. Some weeks ago, there were articles saying that the Spaniard has been talking with his former team mates at Juventus. The Italian press published that he was regretting his movement to the Spanish capital and he was willing to go back to Italy.
The situation hasn’t changed in the last few weeks. Actually, it’s getting worse. According to the Spanish radio station Cadena SER, Morata is very angry with Zinedine Zidane and he feels tricked. The coach told him in summer that he was going to be a key part in the squad but his appearances are rare, and he’s not enjoying many minutes with Real Madrid.
Álvaro Morata rejected several offers during the summer, especially some of them coming from the Premier League. Zidane told him that he was going to have minutes and participate a lot in the games. However, this has been proved to be false, because the Spanish striker is always on the bench, whereas Benzema has his confidence despite his drought.
Cadena SER informs that Morata has told his agent to look for another club in summer and he’s been listening to some offers. Juventus, Arsenal or Chelsea are some of the clubs that have shown more interest in getting the Spaniard on board. Will he leave Real Madrid again?
The truth is that Morata has only participated in 12 games in La Liga, playing 632 minutes and he’s been chosen in the line-up in 6 games. In Copa del Rey he has played in 5 games, 3 of them in the starting 11, enjoying 296 minutes. Whereas in the Champions League, he has played 142 minutes and he was once in the line-up.
These are the reasons of Morata’s anger. Actually in the last games he has participated, especially against Sevilla, Morata showed a very poor level. He doesn’t look really focused and the reason might be his disappointment with his current situation.
Raphael Varane is back with the team and the French defender was able to train on Thursday with the rest of the squad. Therefore, the full back will be available to play against Real Sociedad on Sunday evening. This is a piece of good news for Zinedine Zidane, who won’t have still available Pepe, Carvajal and Marcelo.
The French manager had to come up with a new defense line in Vigo. At Balaídos, Casemiro played as a full back, with Sergio Ramos and Nacho, whereas Danilo played as a right back or winger. Now, Los Blancos go back to Santiago Bernabéu and Zidane has three defenders available: Nacho, Varane and Sergio Ramos. Then, Fabio Coentrao and Danilo can also be in the line-up but both players are under heavy pressure.
Coentrao has been absent the whole year because of the injuries. When he had the opportunity to play, he did it really bad, even committing a stupid penalty against Sporting Portugal. Meanwhile, Danilo scored an own goal on Wednesday and he’s been heavily criticized for his last appearances. Zidane could relieve some pressure on them by keeping them on the bench.
Varane has been an important player in the whole season. He has played 14 games so far, all of them in the starting line-up, scoring one goal against Betis. This season, we’ve been watching the best of Varane, again playing with a lot of confidence and great speed. On Tuesday he suffered a strain in the training session that prevented him to play in Copa del Rey.
Now he is back with their team mates and the French full back should be available to start on Sunday. The question is who will occupy the right back. Lucas Vázquez could play there as he showed against Celta in the first leg of Copa del Rey against Celta. The other option is Danilo, but Zidane risks to see his supporters very angry at the Brazilian.
Charlie Austinsuffered a knee injury back in Decemeber and he will be out of the pitches four months. Southampton are struggling since then, athough they qualified to the Final of the EFL Cup after beating again Liverpool in the second leg. The South-England team is looking to reinforce the attacking position as they are having problems to score and they’ve targeted a Real Madrid player.
The Saints were the worst team during Christmas time but now they’ve recovered and they are back in track. The EFL final is a major success for them, as they will travel to Wembley to touch silware for the first time since 2010, when they won the League Trophy.
As we said they want to reinforce the squad and they’ve showed interest in a Real Madrid striker. This is Mariano Díaz, who is not having many opportunities with Zidane and could still leave the club in the winter transfer window. Actually, Mariano was the last substitution in the Copa del Rey game against Celta despite Los Blancos needed to come back.
Although Zidane says he wants Mariano in the squad, the Dominican player is having very few minutes. Actually, he has only played 35 minutes in La Liga. For this reason, Real Madrid are receiving many offers from different clubs, who want him on loan until the end of the season. Sevilla, Valencia, Deportivo de la Coruña, Las Palmas, Espanyol or Eintracht have shown some interest in the striker. But nothing has been done yet.
Accodring to the site fichajes.com, Southampton are now also chasing the Real Madrid forward. The Saints are trying to get Manolo Gabbiadini on board, but Napoli might reject an offer of €16M. Gabbiadini is now having a lot of chances with the Italian team because the Polish striker Milik got injured at the end of the season. However, the Italian hasn’t showed a great performance, so he could be sold to another club. In case Gabbiadini deal fails, Mariano Díaz can be the second choice. Anyway, Real Madrid should think how they want to proceed with the forward, as he has a lot of potential but very few minutes with Zinedine Zidane.
Real Madrid were knocked out of Copa del Rey on Wednesday after drawing (2-2) at Balaídos. Los Blancos couldn’t come back after the defeat suffered at Santiago Bernabéu. The treble is no longer possible, so Los Blancos should focus on fighting for La Liga and the Champions League. In the second leg game there were several players who didn’t show their quality but we want to focus on Karim Benzema.
The French striker has been severely criticized by Real Madrid supporters in the last home games. We could hear whistles every time Benzema touched the ball and his performances haven’t improved in the last weeks. Obviously, the striker is not the player to be blamed by the knock-out but Los Blancos are having problems in the attacking line, as they are not converting their chances.
Actually, Sergio Ramos is the second top scorer in La Liga with six goals. Karim Benzema, Álvaro Morata and Gareth Bale have scored five goals. However, the French found these nets in 902 minutes, the Welshman in 942 and Morata in 632 minutes. Despite these poor performances, Zidane keeps trusting Benzema, who played the whole game against Celta.
But it wasn’t only his skills in front of the goal. Benzema seems lost, out of the game, without pressuring and avoiding any contact with the team mates. Actually, he didn’t improve any pass he received in the game against Celta. It was shocking that the French striker couldn’t finish the game. It’s even more surprising that Morata didn’t replace him, especially when Real Madrid signed the Spaniard to put some pressure on Benzema.
Last season, Karim Benzema scored 24 goals in La Liga, his best numbers with the Real Madrid t-shirt. The French striker has the manager confidence but he’s not answering back with good performances. Perhaps, Benzema needs to rest on the bench and Zidane could give more minutes to Morata and Mariano, both with better numbers than the French forward.
