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Good and very bad news.
Raphaël Varane and Karim Benzema were back in training this Saturday in Doha, taking part in the collective session.
A first since the start of the rally last Monday.
Except that the good news was damn tarnished by the premature exit of the Madrid player at the end of the session.
The nature of his injury is not yet established.
But this is very bad news three days from France-Australia.
Benzema was with the starters along with Griezmann, Mbappé... and Giroud
Didier Deschamps training for the Blues this Saturday in Doha FRANCK FIFE / AFP
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After the warm-up, Karim Benzema found himself with the same chasubles as Kylian Mbappé, Antoine Griezmann … and Olivier Giroud.
In the other team, we found in particular Ousmane Dembélé, who was among the “holders” during the session the day before.
In defense, Raphaël Varane, who also did all the training, had a chasuble from the “substitute” team, with the Konaté-Upamecano duo in front.
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But the premature exit of Karim Benzema leaves room for doubt.
Just a relapse?
More serious injury?
The next few hours will bring their truth.
As a reminder, in the event of a forfeit, Didier Deschamps has the right to summon another player until the day before the first match.
The Blues have another appointment on the lawn of Al Sadd Sunday evening for their penultimate outing before the big meeting against Australia.
