The Limited Times

Now you can see non-English news...

World Cup: Benzema absent from Real Madrid training, 10 days before the World Cup

2022-11-09T12:20:41.842Z


As expected, French center-forward Karim Benzema did not participate in Real Madrid's last training session before the World Cup on Wednesday, a...


As expected, French center-forward Karim Benzema did not participate in Real Madrid's last training session before the World Cup on Wednesday, an AFP journalist noted, but his presence at the World Cup (November 20 - December 18 ) is not in question.

To discover

  • The complete 2022 World Cup match schedule

Benzema and Antonio Rüdiger were the two absent from Real Madrid's collective training at Valdebebas, in the northeast of the Spanish capital, on the eve of the reception of Cadiz on Thursday (9:30 p.m.), last match of the 14th day of La Liga .

LIVE - World Cup: Benzema still absent from training, Mané package

The French striker is still bothered by pain in his left thigh, which reduced him in mid-October and which will prevent him from participating in Real's last La Liga meeting before the World Cup, while the German international defender is suffering from pain to a hip.

Read alsoList of Deschamps: enlarged group, (small) concern for Benzema, Giroud summoned ... the latest information before the list of Blues

"

He tried, but he couldn't come back from that little pain.

It's not a big deal.

He tried, but it was not possible

, ”regrets club coach Carlo Ancelotti on Wednesday at a pre-match press conference.

Ancelotti not worried about the World Cup

The Italian technician chased away the skeptics who think that Benzema preferred to breathe during Real's last matches to arrive fresh in Qatar.

The first disappointed with this situation is Karim.

He will arrive at the World Cup without having obtained the minutes he needed to be in good condition.

The rest, I don't believe, is just nonsense.

He had a mild problem, he tried to come back, he trained individually, but it didn't work

," Ancelotti said.

Read alsoLeak(s), conclave, USB key … Behind the scenes of Didier Deschamps’ list

Since winning the Ballon d'Or on October 17 in Paris, Benzema has been unable to take part in matches against Sevilla FC, Girona and Rayo Vallecano in La Liga, and against RB Leipzig in the Champions League.

In his absence, Real totaled two defeats, a draw and a victory.

He came back into play for 26 minutes at the end of the match against Celtic Glasgow, on the last day of the C1 group stage, but "

his feelings were not good

", detailed Madrid coach Carlo Ancelotti after the game.

This physical glitch should not prevent him from being part of the list of the France team for the World Cup, which will be unveiled by coach Didier Deschamps on Wednesday evening in the 8:00 p.m. newspaper of TF1.

Ancelotti assured Wednesday that Benzema “

never thought he was in danger of missing the World Cup

”.

Since the start of the season, "

KB9

" has missed eight out of twenty matches due to injury.

The match against Cadiz will therefore be his ninth withdrawal.

Source: lefigaro

All sports articles on 2022-11-09

You may like

Trends 24h

Latest

© Communities 2019 - Privacy

The information on this site is from external sources that are not under our control.
The inclusion of any links does not necessarily imply a recommendation or endorse the views expressed within them.