After press reports indicated Benzema’s absence from Real Madrid’s training, team coach Carlo Ancelotti confirmed his absence from the “El Clasico” match once morest Barcelona.
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Benzema will miss Real Madrid’s El Clasico match once morest Barcelona
Real Madrid captain Karim Benzema will not participate in the “El Clásico” match once morest Barcelona, tomorrow, Sunday, at the “Santiago Bernabeu”, due to his injury.
Benzema did not participate in the group training of his team today due to the injury he suffered last Monday, in The team’s confrontation with Real Mallorca.
Benzema will miss the 8th match this season, as the “royal” team won 5 matches without him, drew once and lost the other, and the loss cost him exclusion from the King’s Cup once morest Athletic Bilbao.
And in the last 3 absences of Benzema, Real Madrid’s scoring rate decreased and he scored only one goal. And he will be absent, accompanied by his colleague Benzema and his compatriot Ferland Mendy.
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Benzema scored 32 goals in 35 games this season and is the top scorer in the league with 22 goals in 25 games.
Benzema’s injury will also prevent him from participating in France’s friendlies once morest Ivory Coast and South Africa, as he was called up by “roosters” coach Didier Deschamps.
Real Madrid will face Barcelona, tomorrow, Sunday, at 22:00 Al-Quds Al-Sharif time, in the 29th round competitions.
Real Madrid leads the Spanish league standings with 66 points, 14 points behind Barcelona, third (51 points), who has one game less.
