After the announcement of Paul Pogba's operation and his possible withdrawal from the World Cup in Qatar, this is another bad news for the France team.
Released in the 30th minute of the match against Celtic Glasgow on Tuesday in C1, Karim Benzema suffers from a right thigh injury and could miss the next French team rally scheduled for September 19.
Les Bleus are due to face Austria on September 22 and Denmark on September 25 in the Nations League group stage.
“After the examinations carried out on our player Karim Benzema (…), a semitendinosus muscle injury as well as muscle overload, both in the quadriceps of the right leg, were diagnosed,” Real Madrid said in a statement. broadcast Wednesday afternoon, without specifying the duration of the attacker's absence.
Return scheduled for early October
According to the Spanish press, Benzema should be out for two or three weeks.
The sports daily
As
estimates that KB9 could be able to play the derby of the capital against Atlético Madrid on September 18 in La Liga.
But the other major Spanish sports daily
Marca
believes for its part that the French will miss the match against Mallorca in La Liga, the reception of Leipzig in C1, as well as the Madrid derby and the international window with France.
Marca say their goal is to return on October 2 against Osasuna in the league.
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