Karim Benzema happy to start alongside Gonzalo Higuain for Real Madrid – La Liga News
After guiding Real Madrid to an emphatic 4-0 victory over Olympique Lyon, http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Karim-Benzema-c20350 praised his fellow striker, Gonzalo Higuain and stated his willingness to start alongside him.
Los Blancos striker insisted that he can play in conjunction with the Argentina international, deriding any notions of disharmony between the duos.
Both strikers have been in an impressive form since the start of the season, whilst in competition for a place in the starting eleven.
The French ace believes they can be accommodated next to each other, which should relieve Jose Mourinho for his forward dilemma.
Higuain has been in scintillating form in the past couple of weeks, scoring three hat-tricks in four matches.
The Argentine has been praised from critics following his impressive vein of form.
In an interview with Spanish sports daily, AS, Benzema praised Higuain’s form: "He [Higuain] is a great striker and we can play together up front. There is absolutely no problem between us. We both want to help the club".
"It's normal that we have competition among the strikers at this club, we see this as something that gives all of us confidence. Higuain scored three goals for us twice in succession recently; we are both competing well at the moment."
Benzema replaced Higuain from Madrid starting eleven Tuesday's Champions League Group D encounter at home against http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Olympique-Lyonnais-c40130. He opened the scoring in the first half to repay the faith shown in him by the manager.
Regarding the match, Benzema was happy with the effort put in by Los Blancos: “We put Lyon under a lot of pressure tonight and put in a very good performance. We passed the ball around well. We had time to do that while scoring four times, and that's pretty
good."
Real are enjoying their football at the moment. They sit at the top of the table in Group D of UEFA Champions League. Their aggregate of nine points from 3 games gives them a lead of five points over their nearest rivals, Ajax and Lyon.
http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Argentina-c2841 winger, Angel di Maria was ecstatic with the way events are rolling at Santiago Bernabéu. The team is performing at a high level with a competent bench, a point also noted by Lyon coach Remi Garde.
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