In big news for Real Madrid ahead of the first meeting against Paris Saint-Germain in the last 16 of the Champions League on Tuesday in France: Karim Benzema, the team’s striker and undoubtedly its undisputed star, has been included in Carlo Ancelotti’s squad and is expected to play.
Benzema, it will be recalled, was injured in a 2-2 draw against Elche on January 23 and has not played at all since. Real Madrid had to do without him in three games in which they scored only once, in: 1 over Granada. Last night (Saturday) the Blancos did not score 0-0 away against Villarreal and thus allowed the following to close the gap, especially to Sevilla who are in second place and are only four points away.
In addition to Benzema, Real Madrid’s squad also includes left-back Perlan Mandy, who was also absent from the team’s games at the time of the meeting against Elche in the league.