Marcelo Gallardo ordered Karim Benzema to move apart from the rest of his teammates as punishment for the days in which he was absent. The relationship between the two has not been on the best terms since the beginning of the year.

Despite the weighty decision made by the coach, the fans support the Argentine. Despite having scored 9 goals this season, they accused him of not meeting the club's expectations and led the player to close his social networks due to the flood of criticism he received.