Injured Benzema to Miss Club World Cup as Real Madrid Heads to Morocco

Injured in the thigh during the delayed match of the 17th day of La Liga between Real Madrid and Valencia (2-0), Karim Benzema has not yet fully recovered from his injury. This injury also prevented him from participating in the defeat against Mallorca (0-1) on Sunday, February 5. He will also not be able to play the match against Al Ahly scheduled for Wednesday in the semi-finals of the FIFA Club World Cup taking place from February 1 to 11, 2023 in Morocco.

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Real Madrid coach Carlo Ancelotti will not field the Frenchman for the occasion "in order not to rush his return", reports the Spanish sports daily As, specifying however that the Spanish club could use him for the final against the winner of the Flamengo-Al Hilal match in case of victory or for the third place match in case of defeat.