Ancelotti rules out a major injury for Benzema – Sport

09/06/2022 Act. at 23:57 CEST “After a first evaluation it doesn’t seem like anything serious, but we have to wait until tomorrow”, said the Italian Benzema felt a strong pain in his right knee after making a bad gesture Carlo Ancelotti, coach of Real Madrid, ruled out that Karim Benzema’s knee injury is important, pending the tests that the French striker will undergo on his return to Spain, after being injured in Glasgow against Celtic in the first Champions League matchday. “After a first evaluation, it doesn’t seem like anything serious, but we have to wait until tomorrow. It doesn’t seem like anything serious, it could be a little inconvenience for both of us,” Ancelotti told ‘Movistar’ about Karim Benzema and adding Militao, who couldn’t jump in the second part to the field of play. Ancelotti confirmed that the definitive tests on Benzema after the first examination in the visiting locker room at Celtic Park will take place on Wednesday in Madrid. “It will be known tomorrow with ease,” he said. Benzema felt severe pain in his right knee after making a bad gesture that caused him to ask for the change half an hour into Real Madrid’s game against Celtic. Complicated match “We suffered, here at Celtic Park you suffer”, said the Italian coach who was satisfied: “the team played very well”. Celtic exerted pressure throughout the first half and the first stages of the second until that Vinícius, in the 55th minute, managed to open the scoring for Los Blancos after a pass from Valverde. Ancelotti said that he cannot “be angry with this team”, because despite suffering in the first 45 minutes “the second half has been a recital”. Real Madrid’s three goals came in the second half, first Vinícius, then Luka Modric, minute 60, and Hazard after he came on to replace Benzama half an hour into the game. The Belgian’s performance did not go unnoticed by his coach: “it has been decisive”, said Ancelotti at the press conference at the end of the match.