‘He’s on a different level’ Zidane hails Karim Benzema

Karim Benzema

scored and provided two assists in

’s Sunday clash against

which ended in a 3-1 victory for Zidane’s team. It was Benzema’s seventh goal of the season and the 30th time he manages to score and assist at the same game. The 33-year-old was praised by

Zinedine Zidane

in a post-match interview.

"Benzema is a match winner because what he's doing is on a different level, not just because of the goals,

"I always repeat myself saying the same thing about Karim. It's not only his goals, he's a focal point in our game. He's very important for us and when he scores, it's even better, obviously, but he's very important for our team.

"We have to highlight everyone's performance. It was a great game today and it was a great performance from both teams. It's a well-deserved victory."

Asked about the referee’s decision over a potential handball from

, Zidane responded:

“I didn’t see the handball incident with Ramos. But the referee is the one who decides,"

Zidane said. 

"He knows what he is doing and I’m not going to start talking about the referees. If he decided not to give a penalty it’s because he didn’t think it was a handball.”

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