Report.The keys to the Vinicius centenary
Zinedine Zidane
confirmed the participation of
Karim Benzema
in the Madrid derby this Sunday against
Atlético de Madrid
(4:15 pm).
"
Karim will be there,
" he declared, although he did not make it clear whether as a starter or as a substitute, assuring that they are not going to risk with the French striker to avoid a major injury: "
We are not going to risk, I do not want to risk
. I do not like it. More damage could be done and we would have him out for longer. The players who are going to play have to always be at 100%. "
With
Mariano's
injury
, Benzema is the only center forward available for Zidane in the match against the leaders.
The French coach could align
Rodrygo or Asensio
at the top of the attack, or even repeat
Isco Alarcón
as a false '9' emulating the alignment against Atalanta, but the main idea is that Benzema is a starter.
"We know what Karim is, not only because of the goals, it is that he is an important player. He is important in our game system and especially when we have the ball.
Karim is a joy for football
."
Asked about his team's scoring shortage, the Frenchman admitted that
everyone has to "give more."
"We want to score more goals, the important thing is to create chances and we are creating more. But each player can give more, he can improve, be it Marco, Vini, Rodrygo ... You have to improve the data. I didn't score many goals and for me it was a goal. And the players we have have quality to improve that data. "
On the derby, Zidane declared that "it
is a final
".
"It's special, it's the Madrid derby and we know it. There are no favorites. It's a
nice game to play
, which the players like, and we will try to have a great match," he said, insisting on the need to win: "We have to go there and get the three points. They are the leaders and it does not mean anything that we have not lost in the Wanda ".
Hazard, next week
Eden Hazard
still has not trained with the rest of his teammates after more than a month off, and Zidane hopes that the Belgian footballer can join the sessions during this next week, as a touchstone for the return commitment of
Round of 16 of the Champions League against Atalanta
, in ten days in
Valdebebas
.
"He has not had a relapse. We want him to be 100% when he returns and that is what he is doing, without hurry. That he feels strong and 100%. We are not going to risk anything with his return."
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