Bumpy Wednesday day at Santiago Bernabéu. Karim Benzema was one of the protagonists of Real Madrid's 2-1 victory against Rayo Vallecano. The French 9 scored a goal, but he was also annoyed during several passages of the match, accusing a blow to his foot and walking rengo. What happened to him?
The current Ballon d'Or suffered a hard stomp at minute 10 and was benched. Although the signs of pain were evident in the middle of the match, it was only at the end that it was revealed that he suffered a shocking cut on the instep of his right foot and had to receive five stitches!
He had to be treated in the locker room. (EFE/ Rodrigo Jimenez)
After the triumph for the 36th day of La Liga, Benzema's representative, Karim Djaziri, shared some images not suitable for sensitive that were captured by the French striker himself. Yes, he posted a video at the very moment he is being stitched into the locker room.
"Yesterday Benzema, after 10 minutes, an opponent steps on his foot, but as always he doesn't say anything and plays the whole game in pain. He even manages to score! In the end the doc gave him 5 points in the locker room," his agent wrote on Twitter.
Five stitches for Benzema
It mattered little to Karim to have such a wound. He stayed on the pitch the whole match despite being injured and, as if that were not enough, he opened the account at minute 31. Then, Raúl de Tomás tied temporarily, while Rodrygo sentenced the final 2-1.
This is how Benzema's foot was
Painful image.
