You were asking yourself (or not) the question: why has Karim Benzema been playing with a bandage in his right hand for almost four years?
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was happy to answer this question.
The Spanish sports daily first recalls the genesis of this protection: a fractured little finger during a La Liga match between Betis and Real Madrid on January 13, 2019 in Seville, after a muscular intervention by opposing defender Marc Bartra.
The new Ballon d'Or then had to stay in the locker room at the break before missing a Spanish Cup match and then coming back and continuing: six goals scored in four games.
Benzema has been playing the best football of his life ever since, and some have speculated that the bandage was as much a lucky charm as protection for a sore little finger.
"No time to stop"
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indicates that the Blues striker clarified the situation last season, before moving to the lawn of Inter Milan in the Champions League, September 15, 2021. “I first had surgery, but when we you operate, you must observe two months off.
And I wanted to continue with my teammates.
I hurt myself another time, but I don't have time to stop and have another operation.
That's why I play with the bandage.
The surgery can wait a bit.
Until retirement, for example.
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