Ancelotti excludes Benzema from Real Madrid's squad to face Getafe

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8-10-2022, 15:06

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Baghdad-INA

Real Madrid coach Carlo Ancelotti did not call his French striker Karim Benzema to the list of the royal team to face Getafe today, Saturday, in the Spanish League, in order to rest him .

The Italian coach decided to rest Benzema to be ready to face Shakhtyor Donetsk in the fourth round of the European Champions League, and the El Clasico match against rival Barcelona on the 16th of this month in the ninth week of the Spanish League .

Benzema, Real Madrid's captain, suffered a right thigh injury during his team's 3-0 victory over Celtic in the Champions League on the sixth of last month, but he returned and participated in the last two games of the royal team against Osasuna (La Liga) and Shakhtyor Donetsk (Champions League).