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Quote from: longyenthanh on December 20, 2022, 11:23:08 AM

He is at the level of Messi, Cristiano.

Oh I'm sorry, but he don't. Benzema is not up to par for individual achievements. But he one of the best striker.

Quote from: MarjorieZimmermanGinger on December 20, 2022, 01:18:39 PM

And I think that whatever the reasons and decisions made by Karim Benzema, this has been considered very carefully, so he dared to decide to retire exactly 24 hours after France was defeated by Argentina in the Qatar World Cup.

It seems he didn't decide something at the right moment, I mean he should have been a bit patient and waited a few weeks after France failed in the final. Whatever the reason, he appears to be in a rush to announce his retirement from the French squad. But I see, he might have come to a conclusion.

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Benzema has announced that he has retired from France national team.

There have been so many big names announcing the same thing these days. Messi, Ronaldo and now Benzema... This is upsetting for football fans of course because we won't see these big players in big tournaments with their national teams anymore. They have been playing a big role in making these tournaments more watchable.

After making this announcement I started wondering how many years Benzema is planning to continue his general football career as well. As long as he is a part of Real Madrid I think he might continue to play at least the age of 40. Otherwise he might retire earlier than that by playing for a MLS team etc. for some time.

I think at first Karim Benzema wanted to retire because he felt that he was not appreciated in the French national team, if I'm not mistaken during the 2018 world cup he was also not called up by Deschamps, now in the world of 2022 he is on the list but has to be absent due to injury, on the other hand when he has recovered from his injury and should have started to be able to join for the final match but Deschamps no longer needed him, even though his name had not been dropped at that time. So it seems this is purely an internal problem between him and the French national team.

Even though Benzema has retired from the French national team, he will still play for Real Madrid, now he is 35 years old and maybe I think it's just a matter of waiting 2 or 3 more years for him to retire from football.

The decision that Benzema made was indeed very surprising, at least he can still play until Euro 2024. It is suspected that Benzema has an unharmonious relationship with Deschamps. Maybe if it wasn't for Deschamps who was in charge of France then he wouldn't have retired. But the decision has been taken, of course this has been thought through carefully. Now he has recovered from injury and it is the right time for Madrid to be able to rely on him again. Ancelotti is of course very happy with the improvement of the captain, his services are needed to continue to stick closely to Barcelona, which currently controls the top of the standings.

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Quote from: emrecemsan on December 19, 2022, 03:31:43 PM

Benzema has announced that he has retired from France national team.

There have been so many big names announcing the same thing these days. Messi, Ronaldo and now Benzema... This is upsetting for football fans of course because we won't see these big players in big tournaments with their national teams anymore. They have been playing a big role in making these tournaments more watchable.

After making this announcement I started wondering how many years Benzema is planning to continue his general football career as well. As long as he is a part of Real Madrid I think he might continue to play at least the age of 40. Otherwise he might retire earlier than that by playing for a MLS team etc. for some time.

I think at first Karim Benzema wanted to retire because he felt that he was not appreciated in the French national team, if I'm not mistaken during the 2018 world cup he was also not called up by Deschamps, now in the world of 2022 he is on the list but has to be absent due to injury, on the other hand when he has recovered from his injury and should have started to be able to join for the final match but Deschamps no longer needed him, even though his name had not been dropped at that time. So it seems this is purely an internal problem between him and the French national team.

Even though Benzema has retired from the French national team, he will still play for Real Madrid, now he is 35 years old and maybe I think it's just a matter of waiting 2 or 3 more years for him to retire from football.

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Quote from: Smack That Ace on December 20, 2022, 01:02:58 PM

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Barcelona was kicked from Champions League due to the bad performance there not because of the probability and feasibility story.
They are trying to win La Liga this year for sure and they are doing good so far but in European competitions they aren't that top simply. They could win Europa League, like they could be kicked badly. It depends from their performance there. For La Liga, it will depends also from how good Real Madrid will play.

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Some say the rumors of Karim Benzema's retirement are due to conflict but it's not clear whether it's true or not but it has been a very surprising decision for me because Benzema at the age of 35 is on fire and EURO 2024 will be leaving soon but it's a decision that Benzema has thought about it, if Benzema is in the squad then Giroud will not be called normally, but it is clear that Giroud will still be relied on as a national team striker.

But it is true that Benzema will focus more on the club with Real Madrid who has raised him, he will definitely focus more there with several trophies to be won again with Real Madrid.

true or not the rumor. I think Benzema of course has thought things through well. he has contributed quite a lot of goals for the French national team. and now he decided to retire. all fans know how great a Benzema.
Madrid is still in need of Benzema on the front lines. and I think Benzema can still contribute a few goals to Madrid's big ambition to win some trophies this season.

It has been admitted that Benzema was a great striker in his time and even now it can be said that he still continues to score goals for his club.
Now that Benzema has recovered from his injury I am really looking forward to him playing again for Real Madrid who will continue to fight on the front lines to boost more goals, how last season Benzema played in the EPL as a savior for Real Madrid and finally became a champion now he has recovered of course Ancelotti will prepare to play more challenging with his mainstay striker.

If it is true that Benzema has chosen to retire from the French national team, then I think it is not a problem, because so far there have been many great star players who have chosen to retire for their own national team. So, whether or not there is a conflict between them, I personally will still accept if Benzema and Giroud choose to retire, because after all the coach and the team will not be able to hinder a player's decision to retire.
If it really is a good choice for fitness and his career at the club, then as a professional player, of course, he has had careful consideration when deciding to retire.

Even though Benzema is not yet 40 years old at EURO 2024, still, Benzema and Giroud are too old to play there. Let France choose other candidates, of course France will not lack great players to score goals, because we have also seen how great Mbappe was in the World Cup final.
So, there is no problem regarding retirement decisions for a player, because of course there are other players who are younger who have the right to be given the opportunity to play more in their own national team.

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Quote from: ShowOff on December 20, 2022, 11:02:48 AM

He might be thinking of giving up his position for someone better and younger than him, that's normal for Benzema. However, of course he can still play at a good level as a French striker than Giroud in my opinion. Should Benzema really want to return, he might return as Messi has done before.

I'm looking forward to seeing what happens next, but it's clear Benzema is pretty devastated based on what he wrote on Twitter recently.

Karim Benzema's retirement decision is only for international football (French national team). There are many rumors circulating that he is starting to argue with Didier Deschamps, although this is not a certainty or a strong reason for him to decide to retire. Benzema decided to retire after playing 97 appearances and scoring 37 goals, this is a perfect score for the Real Madrid striker in defending his country.

And I think that whatever the reasons and decisions made by Karim Benzema, this has been considered very carefully, so he dared to decide to retire exactly 24 hours after France was defeated by Argentina in the Qatar World Cup.

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Some say the rumors of Karim Benzema's retirement are due to conflict but it's not clear whether it's true or not but it has been a very surprising decision for me because Benzema at the age of 35 is on fire and EURO 2024 will be leaving soon but it's a decision that Benzema has thought about it, if Benzema is in the squad then Giroud will not be called normally, but it is clear that Giroud will still be relied on as a national team striker.

But it is true that Benzema will focus more on the club with Real Madrid who has raised him, he will definitely focus more there with several trophies to be won again with Real Madrid.

true or not the rumor. I think Benzema of course has thought things through well. he has contributed quite a lot of goals for the French national team. and now he decided to retire. all fans know how great a Benzema.
Madrid is still in need of Benzema on the front lines. and I think Benzema can still contribute a few goals to Madrid's big ambition to win some trophies this season.

It has been admitted that Benzema was a great striker in his time and even now it can be said that he still continues to score goals for his club.
Now that Benzema has recovered from his injury I am really looking forward to him playing again for Real Madrid who will continue to fight on the front lines to boost more goals, how last season Benzema played in the EPL as a savior for Real Madrid and finally became a champion now he has recovered of course Ancelotti will prepare to play more challenging with his mainstay striker.

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It's stupid if they don't concentrate on the Champions League and maybe even this is an assumption that I can't accept because in any case the Champions League is the highest league for now in Europe especially with their condition that they need more money with their current financial condition.

Xavi did the right thing in my opinion. He talked about possibility versus probability.

Was it possible that Barcelona could win the Champions League if they concentrated on the Champions League without having any distractions?
I think, Yes.

But was it probable?
then, no.

So, he made the right decision and concentrated on the La Liga title.

Quote from: Furious 7 on December 18, 2022, 03:43:49 PM

They know that the Champions League is the goal of almost every club so it doesn't make sense if they don't focus on the champions league so they fail.
As for La Liga, it depends on everyone's perspective if you say it's appropriate or not because this is still an assumption and this has to be proven by Barcelona.

And I think that is the very reason why Barcelona did not concentrate on the Champions League.
There is going to be high competition for the Champions League trophy compared to the La Liga title.
So, the La Liga title was more within reach of Barcelona.

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Some say the rumors of Karim Benzema's retirement are due to conflict but it's not clear whether it's true or not but it has been a very surprising decision for me because Benzema at the age of 35 is on fire and EURO 2024 will be leaving soon but it's a decision that Benzema has thought about it, if Benzema is in the squad then Giroud will not be called normally, but it is clear that Giroud will still be relied on as a national team striker.

But it is true that Benzema will focus more on the club with Real Madrid who has raised him, he will definitely focus more there with several trophies to be won again with Real Madrid.

true or not the rumor. I think Benzema of course has thought things through well. he has contributed quite a lot of goals for the French national team. and now he decided to retire. all fans know how great a Benzema.
Madrid is still in need of Benzema on the front lines. and I think Benzema can still contribute a few goals to Madrid's big ambition to win some trophies this season.

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Sad to hear the news that Benzema is retiring from the France national team, he announced this news to coincide with his 35th birthday. The 2022 Ballon d'Or winner is allegedly annoyed by Didier Deschamps decision, indeed Benzema still has the chance to play at Euro 2024 but the decision made by Benzema is final and has been well thought out. Fans must be saddened by the shocking decision he made but it's a good decision for him.

now benzema focus is only on the real madrid team he can prove his good quality in the second half of this season. no injuries have come to him anymore he needs to be strong and continue to make great contributions to real madrid.

I am shocking with Karim Benzema decision retired from France national team after World Cup, he retired at 35 years old and try keep focus with Real Madrid until ended his football career. I think one years later have EURO 2024, Karim Benzema has potential make last appearance with France national team depend has consistency performance with Real Madrid.

Retired still possibility returning back with several player announced have retired from their national team, but few months later with new manager change they try to comeback for national team, I hope Karim Benzema can close his football career at national team with trophy and EURO 2024 become great opportunity.

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I am shocking with Karim Benzema decision retired from France national team after World Cup, he retired at 35 years old and try keep focus with Real Madrid until ended his football career. I think one years later have EURO 2024, Karim Benzema has potential make last appearance with France national team depend has consistency performance with Real Madrid.

Retired still possibility returning back with several player announced have retired from their national team, but few months later with new manager change they try to comeback for national team, I hope Karim Benzema can close his football career at national team with trophy and EURO 2024 become great opportunity.

He might be thinking of giving up his position for someone better and younger than him, that's normal for Benzema. However, of course he can still play at a good level as a French striker than Giroud in my opinion. Should Benzema really want to return, he might return as Messi has done before.

I'm looking forward to seeing what happens next, but it's clear Benzema is pretty devastated based on what he wrote on Twitter recently.

Some say the rumors of Karim Benzema's retirement are due to conflict but it's not clear whether it's true or not but it has been a very surprising decision for me because Benzema at the age of 35 is on fire and EURO 2024 will be leaving soon but it's a decision that Benzema has thought about it, if Benzema is in the squad then Giroud will not be called normally, but it is clear that Giroud will still be relied on as a national team striker.

But it is true that Benzema will focus more on the club with Real Madrid who has raised him, he will definitely focus more there with several trophies to be won again with Real Madrid.

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Quote from: fachant on December 20, 2022, 11:22:02 AM

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We don't have to forget a fact if he is a Ballon d'Or winner of 2022, we not to doubt Benzema is the best player for this year, He just not to lucky not in the France squad because got the injury at the beginning, And I'm really sure if Benzema are in the squad and play in Final versus Argentina, the result will not like this. So far he still not find the performance in real Madrid maybe because age factor, he have target to hold the champions league trophy and take back 1st la liga position from Barca.

Yes that's right. However, even if we can maintain the 1st position in La Liga, it will not be easy to win the Champions League. Because Mbappe, the best player of the World Cup, and Messi, who won the World Cup trophy, will play in the Champions League and in the same team.

I agree with you a lot. Had Karim Benzema played in the World Cup final for France, their result could have been different. Karim Benzema is one of the best players, he has vast experience and technique. Had he played in the France team, they would probably have won the World Cup final.

Of course, at least in tiebreakers he didn't have penalty months like others.

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We don't have to forget a fact if he is a Ballon d'Or winner of 2022, we not to doubt Benzema is the best player for this year, He just not to lucky not in the France squad because got the injury at the beginning, And I'm really sure if Benzema are in the squad and play in Final versus Argentina, the result will not like this. So far he still not find the performance in real Madrid maybe because age factor, he have target to hold the champions league trophy and take back 1st la liga position from Barca.

Yes that's right. However, even if we can maintain the 1st position in La Liga, it will not be easy to win the Champions League. Because Mbappe, the best player of the World Cup, and Messi, who won the World Cup trophy, will play in the Champions League and in the same team.

I agree with you a lot. Had Karim Benzema played in the World Cup final for France, their result could have been different. Karim Benzema is one of the best players, he has vast experience and technique. Had he played in the France team, they would probably have won the World Cup final.

Yes, there have been many weaker or less ambitious players than Benzema. Benzena is a 100% finisher. Even older than Mbappe, he is better at attacking and heading. Benzema would not have missed his penalty. As France all but missed in the tiebreaker.

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Quote from: ShowOff on December 20, 2022, 11:02:48 AM

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I am shocking with Karim Benzema decision retired from France national team after World Cup, he retired at 35 years old and try keep focus with Real Madrid until ended his football career. I think one years later have EURO 2024, Karim Benzema has potential make last appearance with France national team depend has consistency performance with Real Madrid.

Retired still possibility returning back with several player announced have retired from their national team, but few months later with new manager change they try to comeback for national team, I hope Karim Benzema can close his football career at national team with trophy and EURO 2024 become great opportunity.

He might be thinking of giving up his position for someone better and younger than him, that's normal for Benzema. However, of course he can still play at a good level as a French striker than Giroud in my opinion. Should Benzema really want to return, he might return as Messi has done before.

I'm looking forward to seeing what happens next, but it's clear Benzema is pretty devastated based on what he wrote on Twitter recently.

Of course, Benzema is the latest and the best player ever to receive the Ballon d'Or. So far no one has gotten Balon Dior since then. He is at the level of Messi, Cristiano. Benzema could have come back like Messi if he wanted to. But since he is giving opportunities to newcomers, he should have been prioritized in the fans team at this age.

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Quote from: longyenthanh on December 20, 2022, 11:00:56 AM

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We don't have to forget a fact if he is a Ballon d'Or winner of 2022, we not to doubt Benzema is the best player for this year, He just not to lucky not in the France squad because got the injury at the beginning, And I'm really sure if Benzema are in the squad and play in Final versus Argentina, the result will not like this. So far he still not find the performance in real Madrid maybe because age factor, he have target to hold the champions league trophy and take back 1st la liga position from Barca.

Yes that's right. However, even if we can maintain the 1st position in La Liga, it will not be easy to win the Champions League. Because Mbappe, the best player of the World Cup, and Messi, who won the World Cup trophy, will play in the Champions League and in the same team.

I agree with you a lot. Had Karim Benzema played in the World Cup final for France, their result could have been different. Karim Benzema is one of the best players, he has vast experience and technique. Had he played in the France team, they would probably have won the World Cup final.

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Quote from: Bobrox on December 20, 2022, 07:01:51 AM

I am shocking with Karim Benzema decision retired from France national team after World Cup, he retired at 35 years old and try keep focus with Real Madrid until ended his football career. I think one years later have EURO 2024, Karim Benzema has potential make last appearance with France national team depend has consistency performance with Real Madrid.

Retired still possibility returning back with several player announced have retired from their national team, but few months later with new manager change they try to comeback for national team, I hope Karim Benzema can close his football career at national team with trophy and EURO 2024 become great opportunity.

He might be thinking of giving up his position for someone better and younger than him, that's normal for Benzema. However, of course he can still play at a good level as a French striker than Giroud in my opinion. Should Benzema really want to return, he might return as Messi has done before.

I'm looking forward to seeing what happens next, but it's clear Benzema is pretty devastated based on what he wrote on Twitter recently.

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Quote from: blue Snow on December 20, 2022, 08:08:01 AM

We don't have to forget a fact if he is a Ballon d'Or winner of 2022, we not to doubt Benzema is the best player for this year, He just not to lucky not in the France squad because got the injury at the beginning, And I'm really sure if Benzema are in the squad and play in Final versus Argentina, the result will not like this. So far he still not find the performance in real Madrid maybe because age factor, he have target to hold the champions league trophy and take back 1st la liga position from Barca.

Yes that's right. However, even if we can maintain the 1st position in La Liga, it will not be easy to win the Champions League. Because Mbappe, the best player of the World Cup, and Messi, who won the World Cup trophy, will play in the Champions League and in the same team.

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Quote from: Pokapoka124 on December 20, 2022, 08:44:05 AM

I'm so glad the world cup has finally come to an end. Returning from the break is accompanied by tough games in the La liga. Barcelona are going against Espanyol, this is a tough fixture but I believe Barcelona will win this one and face Atletico Madrid in the next game and with the Europa league coming so fast, this will be a really difficult one for Barcelona.

We are also curious how Barcelona will be against Espanyol. The reason is, as we know, Lewandowski previously received a red card against Asassuna. that way, it is certain that Lewandowski will have to miss three matches with Barcelona due to accumulation of cards. So far, Barcelona will seek an appeal. however, there is no news regarding this matter. yes, the world cup is over. and all the players who took part in the championship show in Qatar, are confirmed to have returned to their respective teams.

Speaking of Barcelona, if in the end Barca have to play without Lewandowski. most likely, Barcelona will struggle in that match, even though Espanyol is actually not a strong team. Our attention is also focused on several players that Barcelona will include on the sale list in the transfer window later, and which players will Barcelona bring to Camp Nou. interesting for us to wait.

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Benzema has announced that he has retired from France national team.

There have been so many big names announcing the same thing these days. Messi, Ronaldo and now Benzema... This is upsetting for football fans of course because we won't see these big players in big tournaments with their national teams anymore. They have been playing a big role in making these tournaments more watchable.

After making this announcement I started wondering how many years Benzema is planning to continue his general football career as well. As long as he is a part of Real Madrid I think he might continue to play at least the age of 40. Otherwise he might retire earlier than that by playing for a MLS team etc. for some time.

Ronaldo and Messi will continue their careers in the national teams, everyone was waiting for their completion, but both expressed opposite plans. As far as Benzema and Real Madrid are concerned, he will 100% not play there for that long - Real Madrid is a top club and it wants to remain a top club for a long time, so long before Benzema turns 40 he will be replaced by a young effective player.

Yes, so far Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo have not made an official announcement that they are retiring from their national team squad. And also the current speculation about their retirement due to their age at the end of their careers.
Benzema has retired from the national team, and this is the first step for him to announce his retirement from football. Hereby indicating that he will also be retiring for football. Yes, this is something we don't want to see in football, where the players one by one will no longer see their performances. But this cannot be avoided because this is something that is certain in football.
But now there are many young players who are growing well, and I'm sure in the future they will experience the same era as now, yes they will replace the players we are currently seeing.

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Quote from: hahay on December 20, 2022, 09:55:40 AM

But for Real Madrid, I personally still believe that even without Benzema at least Real Madrid will still be able to compete strongly with Barcelona in the race for the La Liga title this season.
But if Barcelona are knocked out of the Europa League and then Real Madrid manage to go further in the Champions League, then I might doubt Real Madrid for the La Liga title. Because if Barcelona can focus more on La Liga this season, then winning the La Lig title for Barcelona will be even closer because their focus is getting better.

If we compare Barcelona and Madrid squad players then I would say Barcelona squad players are more experienced than Madrid. And Barcelona's squad is a bit stronger in comparison. However, considering the team performance, Real Madrid team will be much ahead. Barcelona team has many star players. But due to the lack of bonding between the players, they will lag behind. Without Benzema, Real Madrid is a strong enough team. And their performance is very stable. And so the Madrid team will continue to compete for the La Liga title.

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