Real Madrid training had an unexpected absence: Karim Benzema. The Frenchman stayed working in the Valdebebas gym while the rest of his teammates exercised normally in one of the Real Madrid City fields. After the rehearsal, Ancelotti provided the squad list and Benzema, the team’s best scorer (11 goals in 13 games) does not appear on it. Madrid will have to get by without him against Elche this Saturday.
Of course, it is not about any injury; The decision is up to Ancelotti, who has preferred to give Benzema a break in this game, as he was one of the players most physically punished at the start of the season, even more so considering that he has returned to the France team, which adds wear physical. Benzema is the third most used footballer by Ancelotti this course, with 1,159 minutes out of 1,170 possible, 99%.
In this way, the Italian is entrusted in the visit to Elche this Saturday (2:00 p.m.) to the other two center forwards of the squad, Jovic and Mariano. Most likely the headline will be the Serbian. Together with Benzema, Ceballos and Valverde worked in the gym, while Bale worked both within the facilities and on the grass, but individually.
Ancelotti takes Antonio Blanco in the middle to reinforce the reinforcements of the medullary on the bench, and Isco also travels, who had been out due to back and neck problems, but who enters the list and could have minutes at the Martínez Valero.
Announcement of Real Madrid
Goalkeepers: Courtois, Lunin and Fuidias.
Defenses: Carvajal, Militao, Alaba, Vallejo, Nacho, Marcelo and Mendy.
Midfielders: Kroos, Modric, Casemiro, Lucas Vázquez, Isco, Camavinga and Blanco.
Forwards: Hazard, Asensio, Jovic, Vinicius, Rodrygo and Mariano.