Jose Mourinho has joked that Cristiano Ronaldo was 'in love' with Karim Benzema at Real Madrid and is backing the striker to star at this summer's European Championship. The former Madrid boss opened up about the top Euro 2020 strikers he has worked with in the past, including Ronaldo, Benzema, Harry Kane and Romelu Lukaku in his column for The Sun. Cristiano Ronaldo 'loved' playing with Karim Benzema at Real Madrid because he was unselfishJose Mourinho worked with Ronaldo (right) and Benzema during his spell as Madrid managerMourinho claimed Ronaldo 'loved' Benzema because he was unselfish and helped the Portugal sensation to score a glut of goals rather than take the glory. Speaking about Benzema, Mourinho said: 'The best compliment you can give to Karim Benzema is that Cristiano Ronaldo was in love with him at Real Madrid. 'Karim will bring the best out of Mbappe, just as he did in Madrid with Cristiano.

Source: Daily Mail June 11, 2021 06:59 UTC