Small alert for Karim Benzema less than a month from the 2022 World Cup. The new Ballon d'Or will not play against Sevilla due to a thigh problem, Real Madrid revealed in a press release.
A “muscular fatigue in the quadriceps of the left leg was detected” during a medical examination passed by the French striker.
The White House did not give a precise duration of unavailability, the medical staff being "awaiting the evolution" of the injury.
A start to the season complicated by injuries
According to the Spanish press, the Frenchman had cut short a training session on Friday due to discomfort in his thigh.
Returning to Madrid at the end of the Ballon d'Or ceremony, Benzema scored a goal on Wednesday in the league victory against Elche (3-0).
At the start of the season, the striker had already missed a month of competition with a right thigh injury picked up during the Champions League game against Celtic Glasgow on September 6.
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