Drama in Madrid! Benzema had to withdraw injured

To the Real Madrid can begin to cost him expensive the have not looked for to otr '9' in the market of summer. Karim Benzema asked the change to the half hour of party in Glasgow in front of the Celtic by an annoyance in the right leg and left renqueante to the bench. In the middle of a so demanding season like the current, the drama can apoderarse of the 'White House' if the injury of the French is of half degree.

From the minute 25, the player of 34 years began to limp by annoyances in the right knee. Still it is not safe if it treated of a hit or of something muscular, but after several minutes trying surpass the pain, to the Frenchman did not remain him another that ask the change. In his place, Carlo Ancelotti put to Eden Hazard, the one who up to now grieve had played a pair of whiles in the first two days of LaLiga.

Karim already had physical problems at the beginning of 2022, just when Madrid began to face the decisive stretch of LaLiga and the last Champions League. In January he missed four games due to problems in his right thigh, while in March the Lyon player was out for 17 days due to problems in his calves. Luckily for the whites, only one game was lost. In the next few hours, the extent of the injury to the 'merengue' captain will be known, a very sensitive loss that could be decisive, especially in the league tournament.

What is almost certain is that the '9' will miss Sunday's game against Mallorca at home. Madrid has started with a perfect step in the local championship with plenty of victories in the first four games and cannot afford to slip at home, except when FC Barcelona is already beginning to show all the goalscoring potential of its reinforcements. Next Wednesday, the whites will host Leipzig for the second day of the Champions League. The Germans fell resoundingly in their debut at home against Shakhtar Donetsk (1-4).

The Benzema thing does not seem like a simple blow

In the television broadcast, no blow was seen on Karim that caused him discomfort in his right knee. The '9' had come into play little in the first 25 minutes until he began to limp. The most relevant thing had been a Chilean attempt in the 15th minute that did not generate danger for the Scottish team. On Wednesday, the Frenchman will undergo various tests to assess the extent of the injury. If the problem is muscular, Benzema could be out for several weeks.