Real Madrid's Vinicius Junior in action in front of Real Madrid's Eder Militao during the Spanish Super Cup semi final soccer match between Barcelona and Real Madrid at King Fahd stadium in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, Wednesday, Jan. 12, 2022.AP
FC Barcelona, led by forward Memphis Depay, faces rival Real Madrid, led by striker Karim Benzema, in El Clasico, one of the biggest rivalry matches in sports, in La Liga on Sunday, March 20, 2022 (3/20/22) at the Santiago Bernabeu in Madrid, Spain.
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Karim Benzema will miss Real Madrid’s match against fierce rival Barcelona because of a leg injury, coach Carlo Ancelotti said Saturday.
Madrid hosts Barcelona on Sunday with an already commanding lead of the Spanish league.
Benzema has not yet recovered since hurting his left leg in Monday’s 3-0 win at Mallorca.
“He can’t play tomorrow because he has not trained yet and still feels some pain,” Ancelotti said. “It is a small injury but it keeps him from training and, obviously, from playing.”
Benzema is having a superb season. He leads the Spanish league with 22 goals. Last week he scored a memorable second-half hat trick to rally Madrid to a 3-2 aggregate win over Paris Saint-Germain in the Champions League.
Madrid can still count on winger Vinícius Júnior, who has scored 14 times in the league this campaign. Ancelotti could start Marco Asensio in Benzema’s place as a “false nine.”
Madrid enters the round with a 10-point lead over Sevilla. Barcelona is 15 points behind.
(The Associated Press contributed to this report.)
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