Madrid (AFP)

"There was a discussion" between Benzema and Vinicius "and here it is, it's over," assured Zinédine Zidane, referring to the incident that occurred Tuesday, Friday at a press conference before Real Madrid's match against the promoted Huesca Saturday (2:00 p.m. / 1:00 p.m. GMT) for La Liga Matchday 8.

"I honestly think that happens a lot, these little things that happen between two players on a pitch. Really, I'm not saying it to avoid the problem, because it happened what happened , but these are things that happen every once in a while, when you play a game where there is a little bit of tension, ”Zidane said.

"The only thing is, it doesn't have to stay. There has to be something going on right after, behind it, and that's what happened. has a discussion between the two players and voila, it's over. The next day, we move on, "said" Zizou ".

Tuesday, at half-time for Real Madrid's match at Borussia Mönchengladbach in the Champions League (2-2), French striker Real Karim Benzema exchanged crude words with his compatriot Ferland Mendy about a their teammates.

"He does anything. Brother, don't play with him. My mother's life is playing against us" (sic) Benzema whispered to Mendy.

The exchange was captured on camera, and French and Spanish media speculated that Benzema was talking about young Brazilian striker Vinicius (20).

"I know you like these little polemics. But I can just say that it happened, and that it will happen again. And I think that from time to time, hot, it also shows the character of the team ", added" ZZ ", who even recalled that it happened to him, too, when he was a player:" Of course, it happened. And not just me about someone else, but also the others about me! ".

Before facing Huesca on Saturday, Zidane was also asked about the return of Belgian international striker Eden Hazard (29, 106 sel.), Recovered from his hamstring injury in his right leg and who played in his 20s minutes at the end of the match in Germany on Tuesday.

"He is doing well, we are happy, he trains well with us every day. His feelings are good, that's the main thing", reassured "ZZ".

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