Real Madrid has to play without Karim Benzema against Elche. Team dropped two points against Osasuna at the home stadium. It was awful for Real Madrid because they lost the first position in the La Liga standings.
Squad without Karim Benzema
Carlo Ancelotti has announced his Real Madrid squad for the LaLiga Santander match with Elche, and there is a notable absence in the form of Karim Benzema, with the leading talisman of the team being left out of the squad entirely. Benzema had a sharp pain in his instep during recent matches after actually suffering the initial blow during the home defeat to Sheriff in the Champions League. He played through the pain against Barcelona and Osasuna, but now it has been decided to give him the break he needs to overcome the minor problem. Benzema didn’t feature in Friday’s final training session at Valdebebas, with Ancelotti aware that he will need the forward late on in the season.
Who will play against Elche?
Thus far in 2021/22, Benzema is the player with the third most minutes in Ancelotti’s squad behind Thibaut Courtois and Eder Militao. Los Blancos will be able to gauge just how effective they can be in attack without the French international, which makes Vinicius Jr’s return to form very welcome at this juncture. Experts believe that CArlo wants to start with Luka Jovic. The Serbian striker is ready to play against Elche. He worked a lot during the weekdays and experts say that he has to be in good shape. Carlo Ancelotti is still not happy and satisfied with the fitness of Luka Jovic. Fitness team believes that Luka can’t help the team for the whole 90 minutes. So, Carlo may choose another option – Rodrygo for one half and Luka Jovic for another half. It depends on the fitness conditions of the players before the match.