Former France international Zinedine Zidane says he believes what Karim Benzema has told him about his involvement in the Mathieu Valbuena blackmail case.

Real Madrid striker Benzema, 27, was last week charged as part of a wider investigation into an attempt to blackmail his France teammate Valbuena, 31, over a sex tape.

As a result of the controversy, both players were left out of the France squad for this month's friendly matches against Germany and England.
Benzema, who has denied any wrongdoing, was not selected by Real Madrid for their 3-2 defeat against Sevilla at the weekend. Valbuena, though, played all 90 minutes of Lyon's 3-0 derby win over Saint-Etienne on Sunday.