Real Madrid is once again aware of Karim Benzema’s physical condition four days before the match against Barcelona at the Bernabéu. The French striker, author of 32 goals and 13 assists this season, left Mallorca last Monday with discomfort after the jump that led to his second goal. The imaging tests scheduled for this Wednesday have been postponed to Friday, although club sources assure that he “is progressing well from the slight discomfort” in the recovery work that he is doing in Valdebebas. He is not ruled out for Sunday, they add.
Since December, the physicist has threatened the continuity of the white attacker, who is experiencing his best season at La Castellana. At the age of 34 and recently returned to the national team, with whom he has accumulated almost a thousand minutes in the last nine months, this campaign Benzema has missed seven full games with Madrid due to injury or rest, he had to retire after a quarter of an hour in Anoeta, at home against Elche, could only play part of the derby against Atlético and in the first leg of the Champions League round of 16 in Paris he appeared with only one training session with the rest of his teammates after three weeks stopped. The sequence of mishaps has not affected his production and influence on the game, but each scare shrinks spirits in Valdebebas. The latest news, yes, open the door to his participation in the match against the Catalans.
The one who is ruled out is Mendy, victim of an injury to the left abductor and who will remain out for between 10 and 15 days. After the clash against Barcelona, the League stops for two weeks due to a national team break, so, if the deadlines are met, it could be available for the match in Vigo on Saturday, April 2. The week after this duel, the first leg of the Champions League quarter-finals will be played (the draw, this Friday).
Curiously, the player who left the most worrying scene in Son Moix, Rodrygo, is the one who is least doubted for this Sunday. The Brazilian had to be airlifted to the locker room by two physios due to a heavy blow to his right ankle after a tackle by Raíllo. The alarms went off, but that same night the soccer player reassured with a message on the networks in which he assured that it had only been a blow. According to the club, this Wednesday he trained “with some pain and will be without problems” against Barcelona. Militão, who left at the last minute this Monday, also trained at the sports city.
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