Karim Benzema will not play La Liga against Sevilla on Saturday due to a thigh problem, his club Real Madrid said in a statement.
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A "muscular fatigue in the quadriceps of the left leg was detected" during a medical examination passed by the French striker, crowned Ballon d'Or on Monday.
Karim Benzema was able to celebrate his Ballon d'Or with a goal on Wednesday against Elche, one month before the World Cup.
"
I'm going to sleep with (the Ballon d'0r)
, said the Madrid winner Monday evening, in the columns of
France Football
.
I'm going to do like a little one with his first cuddly toy.
Every time I see it, it will remind me of my childhood.
And images of me younger will scroll.
I don't know for how long, maybe it will never end.
It's my life... The evolution of a kid with a little leather ball that became a golden ball.
It's incredible
.”
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