Benzema increases the suffering of Real Madrid before facing Atalanta

Zinedine Zidane’s coach announced, on Friday, that his fellow striker Karim Benzema had been injured, which would make his participation in the first leg of the Champions League final against Atalanta next Wednesday, in doubt.

Zidane confirmed that his scorer will not travel with the team to face Valladolid in the local league competitions on Saturday.

“He will not be with us tomorrow,” he said during the press conference on the sidelines of the meeting. He’s got a problem yesterday so he won’t be with us. We will see for next week, ”noting that the club has not yet clarified the details of the injury.

While the second LaLiga rankings may pass Valladolid on Saturday without his French striker, his absence from the trip to Bergamo could constitute a heavy blow for Real Madrid.

Zidane added, “We know what Karim offers us and how important it is for us. But we have to deal with the situation and hope that he will return to us as soon as possible, like all the other players. ”

The royal club has suffered several injuries in its ranks in recent weeks, including Belgian Eden Hazar, captain Sergio Ramos, Daniel Carvajal, Brazilians Marcelo, Eder Militao and Rodrigo, Alvaro Odriozola, Uruguayan Federico Valverde, who are also expected to miss Saturday’s match.

Source: Alhurra