Ancelotti: Injured Real Madrid forward Benzema could play against Atletico Madrid

The head coach of “creamy” Carlo Ancelotti, quoted by the official, said that Real Madrid forward and captain Karim Benzema could play in the match of the sixth round of the Spanish Football Championship. Web site club.

Ballon d’Or candidate Benzema was injured (3-0) in Scotland against Celtic in the first round of the Champions League group stage. Medical examination revealed that the 34-year-old player had damage to the semitendinosus muscle and strain in the quadriceps muscle of the right thigh. The footballer missed the matches of the fifth round of La Liga against Mallorca (4:1) and the second round of the Champions League against German Leipzig (2:0).

“Even if Benzema was in the squad, I wouldn’t have played against Leipzig. We didn’t want to let the opponent make quick counterattacks. We’ll see if he can train in the coming days. We don’t plan.” “If Karim trains well on Saturday, he can play against Atletico on Sunday,” Ancelotti said.