The Duet of Benzema and Vinicius Makes Real Madrid Confident of Winning Trophies

DBasia.news – Real Madrid goalkeeper, Thibaut Courtois, praised the sharpness of Real Madrid’s young striker, Vinicius Junior. The striker’s ability to accelerate after the collaboration with Karim Benzema became more solid. Now, the Spanish Super Cup title was targeted.

Madrid is predicted to field Vinicius Junior and Karim Benzema on the front lines when they meet Athletic Bilbao in the Spanish Super Cup final, at the King Fahd International Stadium, Monday (17/1).

Both players appear tergginas in Madrid’s attack line. Benzema has scored 23 goals this season, while Vinicius has 15.

In particular, Courtois takes his hat off to Vinicius. “As he gets older, he gets better. Confidence also helps,” Courtois said as reported by Marca.

“In previous years, he also scored goals. With Zinedine Zidane, he trained a lot and worked on finishing.”

Courtois considers, Benzema also developed behind the sharpness of Vinicius. The two strikers are expected to be a goal machine when dealing with Bilbao.

“He talks to Benzema a lot. He is a player with a lot of quality and this year will get a lot of goals.”

Sure Champion

In addition, Courtois also emphasized that Madrid had big ambitions to win. Madrid want to quench the thirst for titles.

“The coach will motivate us in the talks before the game. Everyone knows we are playing in the final. We want to win it. That’s what he said,” he explained.

“We don’t need to motivate ourselves. We play to win titles,” added the former Chelsea goalkeeper.

“Last year, we didn’t win any titles. We are very hungry to win some trophies.”

Courtois is confident Madrid will come out as champions. The fighting spirit of the El Real players will be triggered by the heroic words of Carlo Ncelotti.

“The coach has to be someone who manages the team well and motivates you to win. That’s what he does as a boss,” Courtois said.

If they win, Madrid will win their 12th Spanish Super Cup title. The last time Los Merengues won it was in the 2019-2020 season.