Ousmane Dembele: Real Madrid will not be the same without Benzema

Ousmane Dembele, in an interview with MARCA, spoke about the situation at Real Madrid as well as the departure of his compatriot Karim Benzema to Arabia. "Real Madrid and La Liga will lose a lot without him," he said emphatically.

On the league that Xavi's Barça have won quite comfortably, Dembele pointed out that "Real Madrid are always a very difficult rival who fight for all the titles. We wanted to win this league and we didn't want to let any points slip away that would allow them to get closer. We were determined to win it."

Benzema put an end to his long spell at Real Madrid to start a new adventure in Arabia. On the departure of his compatriot, the Barça winger is clear. "Without Benzema, Real Madrid loses a lot because he is the Ballon d'Or and a great player. Real Madrid without Benzema is not the same. It will be a very important loss. And also for La Liga, because he's a player who scores a lot of goals, gives assists... and he's a phenomenal player."

Dembélé also commented on the possible arrival of Kylian Mbappe at Real Madrid. "I don't know, let's see what will happen in the next few years. I don't know if he will leave PSG," he replied with a laugh.