(Image: Getty Images)Deschamps said last year he could never forgive Benzema for the slur and also omitted him in 2018 when France won the World Cup with Giroud up front. Benzema, who scored 27 goals in 81 appearances for France, is still under investigation for blackmail and could yet face trial. Giroud has now scored 39 times in 93 internationals as is France's third all-time goal scorer behind only Thierry Henry and Michel Platini. But when asked in the Instagram Live chat if the Chelsea striker was better than him, four-time Champions League winner Benzema said: “That can be quickly answered. It won’t be spectacular, he won’t do something amazing, but he has his thing.

Source: Daily Mirror March 30, 2020 18:46 UTC