Chelsea supervisor Thomas Tuchel has singled out Actual Madrid star Karim Benzema for reward forward of Wednesday evening’s Champions League conflict at Stamford Bridge.
The Spanish giants will go to London for the primary leg of their quarter-final conflict in what’s an eagerly anticipated match.
Talking forward of the conflict, the German worldwide was requested to if there was a Actual Madrid participant who would pose a particular risk to his staff.
“As an alternative of being boring and at all times saying ‘I can’t say who’, one explicit identify I gave all of the reward to is Karim Benzema,” mentioned the German tactician.
“Two years in the past he was one of the crucial underrated gamers in world soccer, however perhaps not anymore, which he completely deserves. He performs as a quantity 9 for Actual Madrid for therefore a few years, that speaks for itself.
“What he did within the final stage for them, how he carried duty, and the important thing half he performs as a captain now, could be very spectacular.
“You possibly can see what can occur to the staff in his absence once they performed the Clasico. For certain he’s a standout participant and a standout character, however it’s once more at this very second unfair to Luka Modric, Toni Kroos, Casemiro, and to all the fellows who carried this staff so efficiently over nearly a decade now.
“They’re enormous personalities which I’m instantly a fan of, however for certain not at present,”
This would be the second consecutive season the 2 sides meet within the knockout stage, with the Blues having triumphed final season on their option to successful the title.
