Carlo Ancelotti confirms that Karim Benzema misses the match against RB Leipzig for the Champions League

Before the match against Sevilla, Real Madrid’s medical staff confirmed that they detected muscle fatigue in Karim Benzema. Despite the loss, the merengue cast won 3-1, although after the game Carlo Ancelotti confirmed that Federico Valverde left the field sense.

With just a few days to go before the duel against RB Leipzig for the UEFA Champions League, the Italian strategist declared that the Italian midfielder’s injury will be evaluated. In the same way, he confirmed that the French striker will be for the match against the German team and will return to the fields against Girona on October 30 for the local tournament.

“The thing with Fede (Valverde) is a blow, they have hit him in the leg and we have to see. I don’t know if he will be able to play on Tuesday. Karim (Benzema) will return on Sunday”. He stated at a press conference.

Regarding the injury to ‘Gato’, Ancelotti said that he will recover quickly. “We are not worried, what he has is a very small thing. He has not had continuity, but he is healthy, motivated and continues to be important to us”, he specified.

“It is very important for us. The health of the squad is so great that we have been able to replace a player as important as him. This means that Karim is going to be more important in the second part of the season.”he added.

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Real Madrid is top of the group with 10 points in Group F and a win over RB Leipzig would secure its spot in the UEFA Champions League round of 16.