It is an unavailability which begins to stretch, less than a month now from the World Cup in Qatar.
Embarrassed in the left thigh and absent during Real Madrid's victory against Sevilla FC on Saturday (3-1), Karim Benzema is not in the Madrid group to challenge RB Leipzig on Tuesday in the Champions League.
“Karim will return on Sunday.
We're not worried about him, it's nothing serious.
He is in good health and motivated, he remains important for us, ”reassured Carlo Ancelotti at a press conference.
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A return against Girona next Sunday?
The new Ballon d'Or only suffers from "muscular fatigue in the quadriceps of the left leg" according to the Madrid club.
The return date of the master of the game of the Blues is not yet known, but he should be back on the next day of the championship against Girona, as indicated by his coach.
The medial staff of Real Madrid remains "awaiting the evolution" of the injury of the former Lyon striker.
The striker for the France team had cut short his training session on Friday due to discomfort in the left thigh.
"KB9" is currently experiencing a more complicated start to the season, marked by injuries.
Hit in the right thigh against Celtic Glasgow in early September, Karim Benzema had already missed a month of competition.
Another lack of weight in the Real Madrid group, Federico Valverde, impressive since the start of the season with the Merengue, was hit in the right thigh, after a shock with the Sevillian Papu Gomez.
First in their group with 10 points, Real Madrid have already qualified for the knockout stages of the Champions League.
