Kylian Mbappé has carried over his prolific scoring kind from final season, when he claimed the Golden Boot, into the 2025–26 marketing campaign, however Actual Madrid have been removed from dominant. With the membership aiming to win one other Champions League title, crew legend Karim Benzema supplied some pointed recommendation to his fellow Frenchman relating to his on-field relationship with stars Jude Bellingham and Vinícius Júnior.
Managing a squad stuffed with elite expertise can typically flip right into a battle of egos, one thing Actual Madrid are desperate to keep away from. Benzema spent years in a star-studded assault alongside Cristiano Ronaldo and Gareth Bale, and though the trio admitted they weren’t significantly shut off the pitch, their chemistry throughout matches was plain.
In an interview with Diario AS, Benzema was requested about Mbappé’s kind this season and was clear in regards to the function he believes the ahead should embrace: “He’s a lot better, scoring targets isn’t new for him. He’s going to attain targets, many extra. There’ll be matches the place Mbappé gained’t even contact the ball. What we count on from Kylian is that when he will get one likelihood, he places it away. That’s how Actual Madrid is.
After pointing to tough outings towards Atlético Madrid and Liverpool, Benzema spelled out what he feels Mbappé must do subsequent. “He has to mix with Vinicius. Actual Madrid counts on Mbappé for these moments, to deliver the Champions League. I feel he can do it with the opposite gamers. He can’t do it alone,” Benzema candidly said.
Kylian Mbappe celebrates with Jude Bellingham and Vinicius Junior.
The previous captain then broke down the totally different duties inside Madrid’s assault, referencing Vinícius, Mbappé, Bellingham, and even Rodrygo: “One is there to attain targets, one other to supply assists; we’re not going to inform Bellingham to attain targets as a result of that’s what Mbappé is there for, nor inform Mbappé to be the quantity 10 as a result of that’s Bellingham’s function.“
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Mbappé has been Madrid’s undisputed standout to date, posting 18 targets and a couple of assists in 16 video games, whereas Vinícius and Bellingham path with 9 aim contributions for the Brazilian and 4 for the Englishman. Nonetheless, with coach Xabi Alonso persevering with to refine his tactical method, sitting atop La Liga ought to permit the three stars time to construct chemistry and gas a deep marketing campaign.
Benzema and a sensational return to Actual Madrid?
Now 37, Benzema is within the closing yr of his contract with Al Ittihad, which expires in June 2026. The Frenchman isn’t interested by retirement but, saying he expects to play a minimum of two extra years, and he hasn’t dominated out a return to Spain for a second spell at Actual Madrid.
Requested about the opportunity of coming again to Los Blancos, Benzema was candid about what would make it reasonable. “If Florentino remains to be there, it may occur, it may. I discuss to him, and it might be. I’m a Madridista. I really feel it inside. Madrid remains to be my metropolis — I really feel Madridista and Madrileño. We’ll see what occurs. If he’s there…,” the striker said, leaving the door open for a return to the membership he left again in 2023.
