Benzema and the World Cup controversy: "What happened is past, but a complicated past"

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Karim Benzema

had been silent for two months.

The French forward chatted with '

' when he joined the French squad for the

and has remained silent ever since.

In between, a wealth of controversies that resulted in his

during the preparation of the tournament, his definitive absence in the World Cup, doubts about whether

could (and would not have wanted) to have waited for him, his

and the criticisms of the president of the French Football Federation,

: "If Karim had played in the World Cup, we wouldn't have scored so many goals. I don't care what people say," said the manager.

For all this, the presence of Benzema at the press conference prior to the final of the

between

surprised the media stationed in

, the capital of

, and set off alarm bells in the international sports media.

However, the Madrid captain was cautious before the press.

"What happened is over, the most important thing is the match against Barcelona. I'm fine in body and head. The rest is past, a complicated past and that's it", he began, and did not want to mention the World Cup controversy.

"It's not the issue. The issue is the Super Cup final, I'm not going to talk about France or the World Cup anymore," he insisted.

Asked about Cristiano Ronaldo's visit to Madrid training and the absence of photographs of the Frenchman with him, he admitted that "I didn't see him."

"We don't need photos to say we're friends. Instagram, Twitter... That's another world. I didn't have time to say 'Hello'. I hope I can see him tomorrow to talk to him," he commented.

Benzema missed the World Cup due to injury despite having dosed himself during the previous weeks, even missing several Madrid matches: "I know what I do and what Madrid represents to me. I was injured, but I wanted to play every game to help to my team."

On his level, he admitted that "he needs time", but that he is finding himself better and better.

"I had several injuries, but I'm on the right track. I've worked to get back to a good level," he said 24 hours before a new classic: "It's a game that means many things and in which you have to be proud. We're in a club that always asks us to win. So we are going to fight to take the trophy to Madrid"

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