The secret of Karim Benzema not taking a picture with Cristiano Ronaldo
Regarding his continuation with the club Benzema said: "knowing that his contract expires next summer, I enjoy with Real Madrid in every training session and match, I don't know how long I will stay here, but I enjoy every day in Madrid."
The “King Fahd International” stadium in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, will host the El Clasico match between Real Madrid and Barcelona this evening, Sunday, in the 2022 Spanish Super Cup final.
The match will take place at 09:00 Cairo local time, and it will be broadcast on the encrypted Saudi ” SSC1” channel.
Strong competition
Real Madrid and Barcelona are competing for the first domestic season titles in Spain, after the royal team opened its season by winning the European Super Cup last August at the expense of “Eintracht Frankfurt”.
Real Madrid striker Karim Benzema spoke about his team's match against Barcelona in the Spanish Super Cup final today, Sunday.
Benzema said in a press interview about the "Al-Mrengue" and "Blaugrana" match: "It is a very important match for us, Barcelona is a great team, but we have to do the best we can do."
"We have another training session ahead of the game and we need to make sure we are ready; we have a chance to win another title."
the French star said: "When you play in Real Madrid, you must always win, that will be difficult, but we must have the mentality that we can win this match."
Regarding his continuation with the club Benzema said: "Knowing that his contract expires next summer, I enjoy playing with Real Madrid in every training session and match, I don't know how long I will stay here, but I enjoy every day in Madrid."
On his readiness for the match, Benzema explained: "I'm back from injury, and obviously I've done a good job to get back to my best levels, and I'm very happy, and I hope to continue to help and support my teammates."
A picture with Ronaldo
According to the Spanish sports newspaper "AS", Benzema talked about his relationship with his former colleague Cristiano Ronaldo, who currently plays for the Saudi club Al-Nasr, where he visited Real Madrid's training headquarters in Riyadh, and took souvenir photos with a group of royal team players, and the French star was not among them.
The Real Madrid striker revealed why he did not take pictures with Cristiano Ronaldo, explaining, "Our friendship is deeper and more grateful than just taking a picture."
he continued, "I did not have time to say hello to him because I was training. It is not necessary to post my pictures with him on Twitter and Instagram to confirm the strength of our friendship. I hope to see him tomorrow and talk to him. My wish is for him to continue scoring goals."