Zidane gave his support to Benzema, sent back to correctional in the case of the Valbuena sextape.
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Zinedine Zidane on Friday testified his support for Karim Benzema, implicated in the sextape affair, and hoped that things would be resolved "quickly" for him.
"I fully support him, I'm with him, I know very well that these are not easy situations," replied Zidane, when asked about his role as a coach to ensure his striker maintains his performance despite his legal troubles.
“The most important thing is that it is good, that it disregards all that.
He focuses on what he loves, on his job, on his family he loves, ”he continued at a press conference on the eve of the match between Real and Osasuna and counting for the 18th day of the Spanish Championship.
Benzema denounces a "masquerade"
"It's true that it's a complicated situation and I hope it will be settled quickly for everyone," added the 98 world champion. Karim Benzema, 33, is suspected of having incited in 2015 his ex-teammate at the Blues Mathieu Valbuena to pay blackmailers who threatened to unveil an intimate video featuring him.
Thursday, a few hours after the announcement of his referral to justice, the player quipped about the upcoming criminal trial in a provocative message posted on Instagram.
"So when's the masquerade, huh?"
He wrote.
The date of the trial has not yet been set.
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