Real Madrid may have lost Luka Modric to injury during the international break, but they appear to be close to regaining one of their other veteran stars.
French striker Karim Benzema has resumed training with the ball on Wednesday after being out of action for the past three and a half weeks.
In an interview with Diario his AS his, Benzema revealed that he will face Osasuna in Madrid’s next match at Real on Sunday.
“I am happy to be back in the team,” he said. I spent time on it and had time to do preseason. It feels so good. I look forward to playing on Sunday.”
Before his injury against Celtic, he was still a very effective asset and goalscorer, but there was definitely a sense that Benzema wasn’t at his peak in the first game of the season.
Benzema later admitted in an interview that he failed to manage a full pre-season before the campaign began and perhaps this information explains his slightly slow start.
Real Madrid are unlikely to trade an international break with rivals Barcelona, but they too have been hit by the FIFA bug.
Few players returning from the national team with more injury problems than Luka Modrić, the Croatian captain said he played 90 minutes in both Croatia’s victories against Denmark and Austria and is currently at the waist. bears muscle tension.
The 37-year-old is expected to be out for a week, according to Diario AS, and various other sources put his recovery period at up to 10 days. During this period he will miss Osasuna and Shakhtar Donetsk, but everyone agrees he will be back next weekend against Getafe. Importantly, he’s perfectly fit for next matchday’s El Clasico.
Modric’s fitness has been the most amazing in years and he continues to outperform his juniors over the decade. But the Whites will definitely be very careful with Modric.
