Karim Benzema will miss Sunday’s El Clasico showdown between Actual Madrid and Barcelona on account of a calf harm.
The attacker – who sustained an harm throughout Madrid’s 3-0 victory in opposition to Mallorca on Monday – was unable to follow together with his teammates on Saturday, their closing session earlier than the high-profile match.
Benzema, 34, is LaLiga’s main scorer with 22 objectives and 11 assists, and his absence is a blow to Madrid’s title bid.
“We by no means take dangers,” coach Carlo Ancelotti stated in a information convention on Saturday.
“Tomorrow [Benzema] cannot play as a result of he hasn’t educated, he feels some discomfort. It is a small harm… [Gareth Bale] is among the alternate options. We’ve got Mariano [Diaz], we now have [Luka] Jovic, I’ve performed Isco and Rodrygo there too. There are a variety of choices.”
“Karim is 34 years previous, it could possibly occur,” he added.
“It does not fear me, we now have two weeks now to work with him. We’ve got time to get him prepared for the tip of the season, and he’ll come again and make the distinction like all the time.”
Madrid enter El Clasico with a 15-point lead over Barcelona and have received their final 5 video games in all competitions.
