Karim Benzema He is one of the few players that Carlo Ancelotti He wanted to rest in today’s game against Elche. Despite his magnificent state of form, the break is something that seemed logical given the excessive load of minutes that the French striker is having. It is also worth mentioning the spectacular physical preparation behind this player who, at 34 years old, has record goalscoring and assists never seen before.
What is not so surprising and is merely curious is that Karim Benzema He has only missed three games so far this season (four with today’s game) and the first of them was precisely against Elche on the same stage this afternoon, the Martinez Valero Stadium.
For some, especially fans of the Elche, the absence of Benzema, along with other important figures such as Courteous The Military, will be a great relief in order to be able to surprise in this exciting competition. However, the drop in Karim, is not such pleasant news for Madrid fans, where if this competition has shown anything, it is that any team can be eliminated regardless of the favourite.
Full of victories without Benzema
Fortunately for the team, the Real Madrid has full of victories this season whenever Karim Benzema has not been on the green. Until today, the French striker has missed only three games.
The first, in the league against Elche in October, where the whites won 1-2 with a double from Vinicius Jr. The second, in the second leg of the group stage against Inter de Milan, where the team won 2-0 with goals from Toni Kroos and Marco Asensio. Finally, the French striker rested in the first Cup match against Alcoyan where they won 1-3.
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