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Deschamps refuses to be drawn on exiled Benzema

A day after Real Madrid striker Karim Benzema demanded talks with the France coach over his ongoing international exile, Didier Deschamps flatly refused to discuss the matter.

"I have nothing to say about this now, simply because right now we're focussed on Saturday's game (against Luxembourg) and Tuesday's game (against Spain)," Deschamps said when asked at a press conference if he had something to say to Benzema, who won 81 caps before his exile.

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