A big fright before a real relief. The staff of Real Madrid on the one hand but also that of the French team grimaced when they saw Karim Benzema forced to leave his partners after half an hour of play, Wednesday on the field of Celtic Glasgow finally crushed (3-0 ). And if Carlo Ancelotti seemed not to really fear too serious an injury, since he had declared after the match for BeIN Sports: “I don’t think it’s serious for Benzema. It looks to be muscular, ”it was confirmed by the merengue club on Wednesday.
“Following the examinations carried out on our player Karim Benzema by the medical services of Real Madrid, he was diagnosed with a semitendinosus muscle injury and a quadriceps overload, both in the right thigh”, indeed communicated Real Madrid. Madrid. A rather reassuring diagnosis for the striker of the France team who should, according to the Spanish press, be absent until the beginning of October.
He will therefore miss at least two La Liga matches against Mallorca and especially the derby against Antoine Griezmann’s Atlético Madrid, as well as the reception of RB Leipzig in the Champions League. Benzema will probably not be part of the next list that Didier Deschamps will unveil on September 15 with two games against Austria (September 22) then Denmark (September 25). In any case, his participation in the next World Cup is not in question.