Simple precaution or deeper evil?
Still, Karim Benzema, for the third time in a row, does not appear in the Real Madrid group which faces Girona on Sunday in La Liga.
Carlo Ancelotti takes no risks with his striker, elected Ballon d'Or 2022. The French striker is diminished by "muscle fatigue" in the left quadriceps.
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Already absent against Sevilla and Leipzig, he could even miss the match against Celtic Glasgow on Wednesday in the Champions League.
Anything but reassuring less than a month before the World Cup (November 20-December 19).
Deschamps and his staff would have done well without it
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Inevitably, Didier Deschamps and his staff follow the evolution of this injury with great attention.
After the package of N'Golo Kanté, the more than growing uncertainties around Paul Pogba, Raphaël Varane and Mike Maignan, the case of Karim Benzema challenges.
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Next Tuesday, November 9, the coach of the France team will unveil his list for the World Cup, with an entry expected on November 22 against Australia in Doha.
Hoping that the state of health of the striker of the Blues and Real Madrid is not one of the subjects of concern.
The carnage is already big enough for the defending champions.
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