Benzema And Top Real Madrid Star Exchange Shirts During International Friendly

Benzema And Top Real Madrid Star Exchange Shirts During International Friendly

Ibitoye Shittu
updated at April 12, 2023 at 8:04 PM
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Karim Benzema and Luka Modric on Monday night, 6 June had reunion during friendly between France and Croatia

These two players recently won the Champions League title with Real Madrid beating Liverpool in the final

Luka Modric and Karim Benzema chatted after the international friendly game before they exchanged shirts

Karim Benzema and his teammate at Real Madrid Luka Modric have been spotted exchanging shirts during the international friendly game between France and Croatia.

This was days after these two players did well for their club in the Champions League final beating Liverpool 1-0 in Paris.

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Karim Benzema and Modric exchange shirts during international friendly. Photo by David S. Bustamante
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And in the international friendly between France and Croatia, Karim Benzema and Luka Modric were unable to score for their sides as the encounter ended in 1-1 draw.

Who are the goalscorers in the friendly game?

Adrien Rabiot scored for France in the 52nd minute before Andrej Kramaric restored parity for Croatia via a penalty in the 83rd minute for the game to end 1-1.

Below is the photo of of Karim Benzema and Luka Modric

Karim Benzema beats outgoing Bayern Munich forward and Liverpool star to top French award

Earlier, Sports Brief had reported how Karim Benzema scooped the Onze d'Or award for the 2021-22 European season following an outstanding campaign with Real Madrid.

The Real Madrid attacker beat Liverpool's Sadio Mané and want-away Bayern Munich star Robert Lewandowski to the award presented by French magazine Onze Mondial.

Real Madrid confirmed their forward's receipt of the award on their official website, as Benzema smiled with his accolade.

Karim Benzema led Real Madrid to UEFA Champions League success this season, finishing the campaign as the top scorer in the competition.

Real Madrid defeated Liverpool 1-0 in the final, courtesy a Vinicius Jr second half strike.

Karim Benzema has joined his France teammates as they prepare for the UEFA Nations League.

Sports Brief also reported how Real Madrid goalkeeper Thibaut Courtois fired back at claims made by United blogger Mark Goldbridge that he is not that good in saving crosses inside the box.

The drop of goalkeeper David de Gea from Spain's squad currently campaigning in the Nations League generated the talks as United blogger Mark Goldbridge responded to coach Enrique.

Enrique claimed that Unai Simon, David Raya and Robert Sanchez all had the edge over De Gea when it came to distribution and coming out for crosses.

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