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Karim Benzema, who hasn’t played four of Real Madrid’s last five games, including Monday’s La Liga encounter which saw Carlo Ancelotti’s side lose to Rayo Vallecano (3-2), is highly doubtful against Cadiz, this Thursday evening (9:30 p.m.).
According to newspaper information AS, the 34-year-old Frenchman did not participate in collective training with the Real Madrid group on Tuesday. Karim Benzema trained alone, indoors. The outlet reports that Real Madrid’s medical staff believe the 2022 Ballon d’Or is suffering from a lack of pace causing him pain after exertion, all because of his multiple absences in recent weeks.
The former Lyonnais would estimate, according to brand, not being in good enough shape to be able to evolve in training with his teammates. All this should prevent Karim Benzema from taking part in Real Madrid’s last game, this Thursday, against Cadiz, in La Liga, before the international break allowing the World Cup in Qatar to be played. Didier Deschamps, the coach of the Blues, will announce his list for the World this Wednesday evening. Karim Benzema should be there, unless Didier Deschamps does not consider him fit enough. But the Real Madrid striker suffering from general fatigue due to a lack of rhythm, and not from an injury strictly speaking, his case should be settled positively for the French team.
Ancelotti explains Real Madrid’s latest defeat
Carlo Ancelotti, after his team’s defeat against Rayo Vallecano, revealed to the press on Tuesday that Real Madrid’s poor performance was partly due to the accumulation of matches and fatigue: “We were a little tight because we played too many matches, as happens with other teams. (…) We are not as fresh as before especially when the opponent presses you like that. The form is not as good as before. I am disappointed, but the championship is still very long.
Like Karim Benzema, other Real Madrid players are therefore in bad shape, according to the Italian coach.
