The best striker in Real Madrid defends Messi after describing the Liverpool legend as a "donkey"
Real Madrid striker Karim Benzema defended Lionel Messi and sided with him in the verbal altercation that occurred between Paris Saint-Germain star, former Liverpool legend Jimmy Carragher.
Benzema said in statements carried by the English newspaper "Mirror" today, Monday, quoting the French TV channel TF1, that Messi will succeed in Paris Saint-Germain, and anyone who doubts this does not know anything about football.
This statement comes after Carragher revealed that Messi sent him a private message on Instagram, describing him as a “donkey”, against the background of his analytical talk through “Sky Sports” channels, in which he said that Lionel Messi’s move to Paris Saint-Germain is a step backwards, which made His levels are clearly declining during the current season.
Carragher, who played with Liverpool for 17 years, scored 3 goals in 508 matches, said that he chose Mohamed Salah instead of Messi in his favorite squad in 2021, despite Messi winning the Copa America title and being the tournament's top scorer.
After the episode, Messi sent a message via "Instagram" describing the Liverpool legend as a donkey.
"How can he (Messi) not succeed? It's just an adaptation period because he doesn't score many goals... but watch what he does on the pitch," Benzema told French TV channel TF1.
"In any case, you can't criticize a player like that, who criticizes Messi, doesn't really know anything about football," he added.
The team chosen by Carragher this year is: Gianluigi Donnarumma;
Trent Alexander Arnol, Ruben Dias, Giorgio Chiellini, Leonardo Spinazzola, Kevin De Bruyne, N'Golo Kante, Marco Verratti, Kylian Mbappe, Robert Lewandowski and Mohamed Salah.
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