Karim Benzema will miss the Champions League match with Real Madrid due to injury

The French Karim Benzema underwent a medical examination this Sunday at the Real Madrid sports city, which confirmed that he is low on Tuesday against Inter Milan in the Champions League and doubt for the Madrid derby on Sunday against Atlético de Madrid

The forward will have to undergo another MRI test on Monday, which will determine the exact extent of his left hamstring ailment.

Hours after feeling muscle discomfort and having to be substituted at the Reale Arena 17 minutes into the Real Madrid game against Real Sociedad, Benzema was reviewed by the club’s doctors waiting for the hours necessary to be submitted to pass. to an MRI.

The previous exploration invites optimism, according to sources from the white club, who rule out that he suffers a serious problem and point to a minor muscle ailment that will prevent him, for the moment, from playing against Inter Milan. The presence of the French forward on Sunday at the Santiago Bernabéu in the derby is not ruled out.

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For now, Carlo Ancelotti will have to make changes in his team to face the last match of the Champions group stage, in the appointment in which the first place is played after certifying his pass to the second round. The Serbian Luka Jovic, after his goal and assistance in San Sebastián, is presented as the main option to cover the loss of Benzema, Madrid’s top scorer. (D)