Benzema dominated out of ‘clásico’ with leg harm

Karim Benzema will miss Real Madrid’s match in opposition to fierce rival Barcelona due to a leg harm, coach Carlo Ancelotti mentioned Saturday.

Madrid hosts Barcelona on Sunday with an already commanding lead of the Spanish league.

Benzema has not but recovered since hurting his left leg in Monday’s 3-0 win at Mallorca.

“He can’t play tomorrow because he has not trained yet and still feels some pain,” Ancelotti mentioned. “It is a small injury but it keeps him from training and, obviously, from playing.”

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Benzema is having an excellent season. He leads the Spanish league with 22 objectives. Last week he scored a memorable second-half hat trick to rally Madrid to a 3-2 combination win over Paris Saint-Germain within the Champions League.

Madrid can nonetheless rely on winger Vinícius Júnior, who has scored 14 instances within the league this marketing campaign. Ancelotti may begin Marco Asensio in Benzema’s place as a “false nine.”

Madrid enters the spherical with a 10-point lead over Sevilla. Barcelona is 15 factors behind.

Giroud again in France squad after Benzema withdraws

AC Milan ahead Olivier Giroud has been referred to as as much as France’s nationwide squad for upcoming pleasant matches as a substitute for the injured Karim Benzema.

The French soccer federation mentioned Saturday that Benzema has been dominated out due to a left calf harm.

As a part of their preparations for the World Cup in Qatar later this 12 months, the defending champions will tackle Ivory Coast in Marseille on March 25. They will then play South Africa in Lille 4 days later.

Benzema, who performs for Real Madrid, was damage Monday in a Spanish league match in opposition to Mallorca. He scored two objectives and an help within the 3-0 win.

This is the primary time that France coach Didier Deschamps has chosen Giroud because the European Championship final 12 months. He has scored 46 objectives in 110 appearances for France.