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will play Karim Benzema (Reuters)
After winning the Ballon d’Or, Karim Benzema and Real Madrid will host Sevilla tomorrow (Saturday, 22:00, live on Channel ONE) at the Santiago Bernabeu and will try to increase the gap at the top of the arch-rival, Barcelona, after the 1:3 victory in the El Clasico. The Blancos had tense moments in training this afternoon due to Karim Benzema abandoning training after feeling pain, but he may play. The game, like all the Spanish league games, will be broadcast on channel ONE for HOT subscribers, yes subscribers, Cellcom TV and Partner TV.
Earlier there were conflicting reports in the Spanish media. In ‘Relvo’ they reported that Benzema was injured and although the injury is not serious, he will be absent from the game against Sevilla, although later they changed their version and only stated that he did not finish training and that he wants to play against Sevilla. At the same time, it was reported in ‘Cup’ that the Frenchman was not injured and will play as usual, so it seems that Real can breathe easy.
After the El Clasico, Benzema scored in a 0:3 victory over Alche that put the difference from Barca at three points and this after the Catalans reached the El Clasico from the top. Since the beginning of the season, the Frenchman has scored six goals and set up another one in 11 matches in all competitions, when, among other things, he also suffered an injury and was absent from the matches against Mallorca, Atlético Madrid and Getafe, all of which Real won.
Meanwhile, Carlo Ancelotti spoke at the press conference and referred to the future of Toni Kroos, who plans to retire at the end of the season: “I think he will continue. He is better than last year, so he had a few problems at the beginning of the season. I talked to him and he is very calm.”
The coach added: “The team is perfectly fine and there is an excellent dynamic between everyone. But we must not forget that every game has its own story and Sevilla will try to recover from its situation against us. There are no easy games.” Regarding the lack of complacency in the dressing room, he said: “Any team can beat you because there is no such thing as an invincible team.”
When asked about the status of the injured in the squad, Ancelotti answered: “Thivo Courtois will return and only Dani Sabaios will remain out, the rest have recovered. There will be some changes, but I’m not going to change much.”
