Karim Benzema sent a strong message to the people who attack Lionel Messi

Karim Benzema is a soccer player who likes to talk about football and puts any rivalry aside. Now more than he ever recognized the greatness of Lionel Messi, a player who faced him many times in the Real Madrid vs. Barcelona matches.

Benzema is already Real Madrid's second historic goalscorer and is only behind Cristiano Ronaldo. The French striker is a fairly professional soccer player and he gives his best performance in every game.

Karim Benzema defended Lionel Messi from all the fans who criticize him, since the Argentinian cannot score in every game, in addition to the fact that it was difficult for him to adapt to PSG in his first season. The Real Madrid soccer player made a comment in which he recognized Leo's greatness.

“He's not scoring many goals, but he watches everything he does on the field. In any case, such a player cannot be criticized. Whoever criticizes (Lionel) Messi doesn't really understand anything about football," Benzema said in an interview for Fred Calenge.

The great legacy of Karim Benzema and Lionel Messi

Karim Benzema is the fourth all-time scorer in the Champions League with 88 goals and Lionel Messi is a soccer legend having won the Champions League, World Cup, Club World Cup, he is the top winner of the Ballon d'Or, among other awards.