Real Madrid striker Karim Benzema has been recalled to rejoin the France national team and is now a part of the squad that will be participating at the Euros 2020-2021 later this year. The French striker was banished from the France squad six years ago after a sex tape of him and former teammate Valbuena leaked to the public. Since the scandal, he was never selected to be a part of the France squad and the situation had tongues wagging ever since.
Benzema has proven himself to be one of the best strikers in the world during his time at the Alfredo di Stefano stadium. He has been a part of a Madrid side that has conquered Europe on some occasions and has lined up with some of the world’s best attackers, including Cristiano Ronaldo and Gareth Bale at the Los Blancos.
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VfB Stuttgart striker Sasa Kalajdzic scored a brace for the Austrian team to give his side the lead on two occasions in the second half of the game played at Hampden Park. Norwich City central defender Grant Hanley scored the first equaliser for Scotland, while Aston Villa midfielder John McGinn scored a very good goal in the final minutes of the qualifier to earn a point for his country. On the basis of the home game with the Austrians, Scotland will need to improve a great deal ahead of the start of Euro 2020. Scotland have been drawn with home nation rivals England in the group stages of Euro 2020. Scotland and England are in Group D ahead of Euro 2020 alongside Czech Republic and Croatia.Apart from being in the same group, England and Scotland are also two of the 12 host nations for the European Championships.
Borussia Dortmund midfielder Bellingham has been able to play his way into Euro 2020 contention as a result of his good form for his German club. Bellingham played an important part to help Dortmund into the Champions League quarterfinals ahead of Spanish top flight team Sevilla. Borussia Dortmund won 5-4 on aggregate over two leagues at the end of their last 16 tie. For Reece James, the Chelsea defender is also in contention for Euro 2020 though his lack of playing time in recent weeks could be a big problem. Since Thomas Tuchel became the Blues manager in January, Reece James has seen his playing time reduce significantly in comparison to the one under Frank Lampard.