Benzema's injury remains a 'scare' and will reach 100% against PSG

Published:24/01/2022 - 16:15h

Updated:24/01/2022 - 16:15h

Karim Benzema's injury was one of the many bad news that there was in Madrid-Elche in a merengue key. Luckily, the first tests have diagnosed that it is a minor problem and he will have no problem playing the first leg of the Champions League round of 16

The Real Madrid had to play good part of the second time against the Elche this past Sunday without Karim Benzema. The French forward suffered an injury during the crash and had to be substituted by Luka Jovic for misfortune of the merengues. The '9' went of the visibly affected field and sore, something that did to jump all the alarms by the vicinity of the eighth of final of Champions League and the chambers of Glass of Rey.

The madridistas visit to the Athletic Club in Saint Mamés to look for a square in the semifinals of Glass on 3 February, just after the stop of selections that there is these next two weeks. A duel importantísimo in which it seems that it could be the Frenchman. As they informed several means, the first proofs made by the medical services of the Madrid have diagnosed that it treats of a lower physical problem.

Seemingly, Benzema has a muscular contracture in the isquio of his left leg. The Tuesday will be subjected to a resonance for descartar that there are more zones affected, but everything indicates that only it treats of a contracture by the accumulation of minutes that carries in the legs from beginning of campaign. Therefore, it does not have at all grave and, with luck, will be able to be headline inside a week and average in Bilbao.

This past Sunday commented that the injury could be important and that even could lose the crossing of eighth of League of Champions against Paris Saint-Germain. The merengues and the Parisians confront in the gone on 15 February, shortly more than three weeks, by what a grave physical problem had prevented him be available. Fortunately for the Madrid, everything goes to remain in a 'fright'.

Another good news for Ancelotti

On the other hand, Dani Carvajal, that carries isolated in his domicile from 13 January after giving positive by COVID, has given negative at last and will be able to incorporate to the trainings this same week. The turn of the Madrilenian side will be very important for Carlo Ancelotti and is the another big news that have had all the madridistas this Monday. The carrilero will be able to be headline if it does not happen at all in front of the Athletic to the turn of the stop.