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  • Benzema dominated out of ‘clásico’ with leg damage

    Karim Benzema will leave out Actual Madrid’s fit towards fierce rival Barcelona on account of a leg damage, trainer Carlo Ancelotti stated Saturday.

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

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

    “He can’t play the next day to come as a result of he has now not educated but and nonetheless feels some ache,” Ancelotti stated. “This is a small damage nevertheless it helps to keep him from coaching and, clearly, from taking part in.”

    ??️ ?? ??????? | ¡L. a. rueda de prensa de @MrAncelotti antes de #ElClásico! https://t.co/S2Ri8Wm4kV

    — Actual Madrid C.F. (@realmadrid) March 19, 2022

    Benzema is having a very good season. He leads the Spanish league with 22 targets. Closing 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 depend on winger Vinícius Júnior, who has scored 14 occasions within the league this marketing campaign. Ancelotti may just get started Marco Asensio in Benzema’s position as a “false 9.”

    Madrid enters the spherical with a 10-point lead over Sevilla. Barcelona is 15 issues at the back of.

    Giroud again in France squad after Benzema withdraws

    AC Milan ahead Olivier Giroud has been known as as much as France’s nationwide squad for upcoming pleasant fits in its place for the injured Karim Benzema.

    The French soccer federation stated Saturday that Benzema has been dominated out on account of a left calf damage.

    As a part of their arrangements for the Global Cup in Qatar later this yr, the protecting champions will tackle Ivory Coast in Marseille on March 25. They’re going to then play South Africa in Lille 4 days later.

    Benzema, who performs for Actual Madrid, used to be harm Monday in a Spanish league fit towards Mallorca. He scored two targets and an lend a hand within the 3-0 win.

    That is the primary time that France trainer Didier Deschamps has decided on Giroud for the reason that Eu Championship ultimate yr. He has scored 46 targets in 110 appearances for France.