Real Madrid loses Benzema due to injury

Cairo – 2 January 2018: Real Madrid's French striker, Karim Benzema, is suffering a femoral muscle injury in his right leg and may be out from Zinedine Zidane's upcoming matches.

The French attacker was the only one absent from Real Madrid’s training carried out on Sunday after the return from the Christmas holidays.

Benzema exercised inside the facilities of Valdebebas Sports City and did not participate with the rest of the players in the session held to open doors for club members, led by Zidane.

The French striker was subjected to various tests conducted by medical services of Real Madrid, where he detected a lesion in the right femoral biceps, according to the club, which added that the player’s condition is developing.

Benzema scored 2 goals in 11 games during the 2017/18 league season, where he also provided 3 assists and 2 shots.