Ancelotti has hailed forward Karim Benzema as having more quality. Real Madrid coach Carlo Ancelotti has hailed the French forward Karim Benzema as having more quality than when he first worked together.

Benzema scored twice as Real Madrid kicked off La Liga in the new season. That with a 4-1 win over Alaves on Saturday.

Ancelotti, who worked with Benzema in his early days at Real Madrid between 2013 and 2015, said: “You can’t say that Benzema is just a striker. He is much more perfect and more quality than Karim that I had five years ago.”

The Italian coach also said of the team’s two offensive line, “(Eden) Hazard played the game to the fullest. same as everyone He’s alive, just like (Gareth) Bale.”