Moroccan Star Mehdi Benatia Nails Viral ’Window Shot’ Challenge in Hometown

18 September 2021 – byArmel · 1 min read

Moroccan international Medhi Benatia, 34, brilliantly took up the famous "lucarne d’Evry" challenge in his hometown. He is now on the short list of stars of "the old man", the initiator of the challenge.

Scoring an incredible goal is not within everyone’s reach. The proof with the "lucarne d’Évry" challenge that has become very famous.

During a visit home, the Moroccan player took on this challenge to "show that there was something, that he hadn’t lost everything." And especially not the accuracy.

In the video posted on Twitter, the new defender of the Turkish club Fatih Karagumruk brilliantly succeeded, after a single attempt, in getting the ball through the window opening of the building located on rue Jules Vallès. Class. "I was really stressed before trying the thing, but we talked a lot about it," he commented.

The principle of this challenge is simple: It is a matter of sending the ball into the narrow opening of the window, like a professional player trying to aim for the top corner. Nicknamed "The Magic Lucarne of Evry", this challenge has been viewed millions of times on social media.