Benzema will miss the El Clasico tomorrow..a shock at Real Madrid
Real Madrid coach, Carlo Ancelotti, announced in front of Safieine in Madrid today, Saturday, the absence of the team's striker Karim Benzema from the El Clasico match against Barcelona on Sunday, after he suffered a recurrence.
Ancelotti explained that the 34-year-old French player has not yet recovered from the left calf injury that occurred to him against Mallorca last Monday, which ended with the Royal Club winning by three clean goals.
Ancelotti added: "We do not want to risk anything," noting that Benzema will not be able to travel to the French national team also for this reason, as the French team will play two test matches in Ivory Coast and South Africa until the end of March.
In addition to Benzema, his compatriot Ferland Mendy will miss the El Clasico.
Benzema returned to Real Madrid a month ago after a three-week absence due to a left thigh injury.
Benzema is of great importance to his team, and this was evident in Real Madrid's match against Paris Saint-Germain in the second leg of the 16th round of the European Champions League, where Benzema scored the three goals that Real Madrid won against one goal for Saint Germain.
Thus, Real Madrid compensated for the defeat with a clean goal in the first leg.
Since his return, Benzema has scored eight of the 14 goals scored by Real Madrid.
Ancelotti categorically denied that the club was too quick to include Benzema in the first leg against Saint-Germain, and said: "We did not risk anything in Paris, and he played because he was able to."
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