Real Madrid are without their star striker, Karim Benzema, who has suffered a hamstring injury since January 23 and a league game against Elche. Since then, KB9 have missed two games, a Copa del Rey loss to Bilbao and a narrow win over Granada in the league. He is likely to miss the opposition against Villareal on Saturday. Indeed, the former Lyonnais has still not found the paths of collective training.
MARCA announces that the French would still have pushed back the lawns of the Madrid training center, with the ball but simply accompanied by a physical trainer. Six days before the shock against PSG, his presence at 100% seems more than compromised, especially since according to the Spanish daily his injury would be more restrictive than announced at the start. In any case, Real Madrid do not want to take any risks with their top scorer. The race against the clock is therefore launched for the Merengue.
