Mbappe Is Great but Benzema Was a Monster at Lyon

A very complicated move at Copenhagen in the UEFA Cup and then a close match against Auster when Benzema is in his works. And here is Karim Benzema in his works for the 3-0 and Karim Benzema has played practically to himself. And the ball is picked up by Kaj Krum who immediately spreads the ball over there on the left side for Benzema. Benzema's opener is there for Dengado. Lyon defend it well. A counter-attack led again by Benzema. Pace and power and control is great play by Benzema. Horrifying. I mean, it's horrifying how much confidence the young man's got. Terrific pace, terrific strength. That's his favourite position. And Grossock is on the pitch to help Karim Benzema who's going to go for it on his own. Oh, Richard! He's good! Oh, he's good! He's got it! Karim Benzema's header. He did it perfectly there. He opened the left side. He's done a great job. Benzema, Benzema! Well, Lyon have failed in the first half. What a play by Karim Benzema. It's always good to have a good striker. Karim Benzema wants to go for it. The goalie, Lionel, steps into the box. Benzema, the shot! Oh, that was good. Crossed but by very little. Very close to the post. Left of the box. He went out to play. He tried to get Benzema to move a lot. He did well. A spin on the crossbar. Here he comes. Aloy Kremi. Or Abamogou, for a goal. Benzema, Benzema who dribbles. Benzema who's going to go for it. Benzema in his own club. Benzema let it run. It found its way through for Ederson. Back for Benzema. And that is why he's one of the hottest properties in European football. Despite the early minutes, but today, with the early goal, he's missing a lot of things. Karim Benzema. The ball is further away from Karim Benzema. Benzema. He's done well. Benzema. Benzema! 11 games. 11 goals. Karim Benzema. It's already an exceptional behaviour. The wall is more than at a distance. Here we go! With Benzema, who comes equal for the Olympique Lyonnais. He's only 20 years old. Fabio Grosso. He wants to get to Benzema. He gets it. Ball, loose and divided. Benzema takes it very well. What a score there. We've seen the last action. Well, there's Karim Benzema's play. Oh no, Karim Benzema. Oh, what a festival. He's stopped. Kjellström. Baroš leaves it to Benzema. Benzema picking his way through. Oh, that's a great play. Great, great. Left to right. Right to left. A Coutil attack. Just failing to find a pass. Just rushing it. Getting overexcited. Benzema again. Benzema, the hook. Benzema in the area. Benzema, he's all alone. Benzema, the play. Towards the title. It went well. We started here, in the middle of the field. The first acceleration for Karim Benzema. With Fred. With Benzema. With the free kick. 24 seconds. Kjellström. And I think, of course, very lucky indeed. They wrestled them down but the advantage of it allowed here. This is Benzema. Brilliant play. What a tribute. L'Oreal are up 20-20 in the goal. Oh, the Camara tackle. The Camara. Come on. He's crazy, this one. He's crazy. He's going to get a yellow and get out of the field. He's crazy. A mistake from Augsburg on his own side. Benzema. Terrific finish. Oh, well played by Karim Benzema. The left centre by Karim Benzema. Well played. The pass from behind was well played by Viltor. Well played. Towards Goumet or Vairour in the middle. Well played by Benzema somehow. He's gotten out of trouble there. And he wants the free kick. Good sleight of foot there. That's a good pass. Chance here for Benzema. He's done it. Ben Arfa. Clever. Very clever. Benzema. Oh, what a finish that is. A little more. There goes Benzema. He's going to try. He's the most focused man in this first half. Benzema with the bike. In his last two games. Benzema. He's done really well. Tries to work the angle for himself. Yes, he's got enough dark shirts left. The one who fell on him in that stadium in that city Benzema. God! You're not alone Juninho. Who does it? He's done it. Karim Benzema who's going to take the ball to his left side. The presence in front of Luchelito. He has to make the effort at the second post. He's going to make the effort but it's going fast. Karim Benzema who's done it. Karim Benzema is playing. What a good two-goal. What a good two-goal Benzema. But there was a third. Now Lyon will try and stretch the game with Benzema. Has been quiet by his own. He still has a long way to go. We're in the 31st minute of the first half in the Stade de France against Saint-Denis. Come on, come on, Karim, he's going to hit it. Come on! Yes! Karim Benzema! He's good! It's a very nice flow. Can't you tell? Yes, yes, it's beautiful. That's it, that's it, that's it. He's against it, he's against it. Lyon's Olympic recovery. Benzema who lets himself fall towards the center of the field to receive the ball. Holds on, has power. Three men who were above him now. Benzema testing Sadon. A nice great play by Benzema. Incredible start to the match, Benzema. He doesn't want complications. Although the clearance was not quite forceful. Benzema recovers. He's leaving two men. He holds on with that ball. We were used to it in the last season. Fortunately we got the ball back but even with the second ball now we're... Benzema put a dangerous attack on the side. Really well played there by Edison. Karim Benzema. Away from Bonnard. It could have gone down. That's well done. There's a shot. There's a shot to make. It's not in play. There's a goal from the Olympique Lyonnais. A goal from Karim Benzema. While the social defense doesn't agree. With Karim Benzema's call he wants to score. He wants to score, Karim. He can't shoot there. Yes. He does it. What an animal. Well done, Goubou. He avoided the entry of Taiwou. The center of Goubou. Very good. Benzema. Goal. Benzema. And he's done really well. He's got options to his right-hand side. It's Janinho. The public group also works a lot here in Spain. And here, precisely, Paco de Gracia has signed. The one who took over from Real Madrid. There's a shot. Karim Benzema in possession of the ball. And it's in. Oh, my God. Where was Karim Benzema from the start of the match? And for now, Goubou. Benzema. Careful, Benzema. Benzema, the one who takes back the center of the field for the Lyon Olympics. He's looking for the individual and comes in the first cut. Benzema again. Still. Janinho. Brilliant. Karim Benzema yet again with his stepovers. Ferroli with the French team. Benzema. And of course, you'll give a note to this Paris Saint-Germain-Lyon by SMS at 616. Oh, he's going to go all the way to the end. Oh, he had wanted to hit behind again. Behind again. It's a Benarfa theme. It's settled. It's a Borges. It's a team. Oh, there's nothing. There's nothing. There's no play. With Benzema, there's no play. Benzema for Goubou. Heno, he chooses to hit with this goal again. It was the revelation. It's the confirmation. Karim Benzema is a big one. Where he made the band, where no one accompanied him. The one-on-one, the movement through Benzema. But Fred comes there for Karim Benzema. Benzema, Benzema leaves behind. I think Benzema's life got a little complicated there. Benarfa started the race for Benzema. He has this space. He sits for Keita. Great. This is Laal again. It really was a bar of soap coming through the air to this edge. That's Benzema. No Fred. Keita to break. Another chance on for Benzema. This should be the equaliser still. Benzema. Fine save by Silva. Terrific break from Keita. Benzema's shot. Here comes the action in the middle. It's incredible where he gets the balls. Karim Benzema. No, no, no. It's not possible. What a shame. It was a success. But he wasn't doing anything wrong just before the goal. There's Benzema, the author of the goal of the Olympique de Lyon. With Karim Benzema. Benzema is through on goal now. Karim Benzema against Brecciano. And there it is. Benzema is dead in a safe place. It's dangerous. Benzema. It's a goal. And now it's Ben Arfal looking for the pass for Benzema. Benzema hand-to-hand. Goal. The second for the Olympique de Lyon. Now Benzema who's been very much involved since he's come on. Lovely skill by him. The game plan and his mission he accepted. Yes, he accepted. Karim Benzema. Karim Benzema against Jean Calvé. The speed of Karim Benzema. He puts him in the area of repair. Karim Benzema the hook. He doesn't let go. Karim Benzema. That's well done. Come on, Karim. Provoke. Leg pass. Hop. Yes! He can go very, very fast towards the opponent's goal. Yes. He has a start. Yes, Karim Benzema in the area of repair. The pure talent of the young international, Tricolor.