DBasia.news – Karim Benzema striker must be absent in supporting Real Madrid for the first El Clasico match against Barcelona this season due to the hamstring injury.
The confirmation of Benzema’s injury acquired after Los Blancos announced the French striker had an injury in his right knee.
Previously, Benzema was substituted in the first half when Real Madrid surprisingly got defeated 0-1 against Deportivo Alaves, Saturday (6/10), that made Los Blancos failed to win and couldn’t score any goal in four consecutive matches of all competitions.
Real Madrid coach Julen Lopetegui insisted that after the match, both Benzema and Gareth Bale got injured when the team played with no injury in four consecutive matches.
It’s uncertain how long Benzema will absent, but the initial report showed that he would miss the match for two weeks.
Madrid will visit Camp Nou, Barcelona home, on October 28, a little time for Benzema to prove his condition.
Meanwhile, for Benzema, he scored four goals in LaLiga this season.