The coach of Real Madrid, Carlo Ancelotti, came out in front of the speculations about the knee injury suffered by striker Karim Benzema.
Half an hour after the start of the match against Celtic, for the first day of the Champions League, the Frenchman asked for a change after feeling severe pain in his right knee.
Much has been rumored about the possible seriousness of the injury due to the gestures the player made. However, the merengue coach has already ruled out that it is important.
“After a first evaluation it doesn’t seem like anything serious, but we have to wait until tomorrow. It doesn’t seem like anything serious, it could be a little annoyance for both of us.“, Ancelotti said, also referring to Militao, who was unable to play in the second half.
He further added that Benzema’s definitive tests will take place on Wednesday in the city of Madrid, because today they only carried out a primary examination in the Celtic Park visitor’s locker room.
“It will be known tomorrow with peace of mind“, indicated the coach after the match that ended with a result of 3-0 in favor of Real Madrid.
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Source-eldiariony.com