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French player Eduardo Camavinga of Real Madrid prefers his former teammate Karim Benzema, the star of Al-Ittihad Jeddah, over his compatriot Kylian Mbappe, striker of Paris Saint-Germain.
Camavinga was asked about the best player he has played with and responded in a statement highlighted by “Football España” network: “If I had to choose one! Kylian Mbappe isn’t with me on a daily basis, so I prefer to choose Karim Benzema.”
Camavinga played alongside Benzema since joining Real Madrid in the summer of 2021 until the veteran striker’s departure to Al-Ittihad Jeddah last summer.
Camavinga is expected to team up with Kylian Mbappe in the French national team’s formation during the European Championship next summer.
Kylian Mbappe’s contract with Paris Saint-Germain expires this season, and many reports suggest he is close to moving to Real Madrid for free next summer.
Barcelona defeated Paris Saint-Germain 3-2 during their Champions League match.
Paris Saint-Germain hosted Barcelona at the Parc des Princes in the first leg of the Champions League quarterfinals. Sergi Roberto received a yellow card in the 34th minute and will miss the return leg for Barcelona due to an accumulation of yellow cards.
Brazilian Raphinha opened the scoring for Barcelona in the 37th minute with the first goal against Paris Saint-Germain.
At the start of the second half, Luis Enrique made a substitution for Paris Saint-Germain, bringing on Bradley Barcola instead of Asensio.
Ousmane Dembélé scored Paris Saint-Germain’s equalizing goal in the 48th minute, and two minutes later, Vitinha added the second goal for the French team.
In the 61st minute, Warren Zaïre-Emery replaced Lee Kang-in for Paris Saint-Germain, while Pedri and João Félix replaced Sergi Roberto and Lamine Yamal for Barcelona.
A minute after coming on, Pedri assisted Raphinha, who scored his second goal for Barcelona.
In the 76th minute, Christensen and Ferran Torres replaced De Jong and Raphinha, and one minute later, Christensen scored Barcelona’s third goal after a pass from Gündogan.
Xavi made another substitution for Barcelona, bringing on Fermín López instead of Gündogan in the 85th minute, while in Paris Saint-Germain, Enrique replaced Ruiz with Gonzalo Ramos.
Christensen received a yellow card in the 88th minute and will also miss the return leg against Paris Saint-Germain due to an accumulation of yellow cards.
The match ended with Barcelona winning 3-2, and the two teams will meet again at the “Montjuïc” stadium in the return leg next Tuesday.”
