Karim Benzema will not feature in the game against Espanyol which will be played tomorrow. He has been diagnosed with a hamstring injury.
"After clinical and radiological studies made the player Karim Benzema has been diagnosed with a hamstring injury in the proximal left thigh adductor longus," the official website of Real Madrid reported.
Real Madrid have 10 points after having played five games, Real Betis are very surprisingly leading the table. Real Madrid are fifth in the table but all that could change should they win against Espanyol.
Benzema was taken off in the game against Ajax because of the same injury, Benzema has also failed to train with the team since picking up the injury.
There could be a late fitness test on the player to determine his condition, he would play a part should he pass the fitness test.
There are a host of Real Madrid players who are injured, Pepe is injured and will not feature in the game against Espanyol.
Fabio Coentrao has also been sidelined, in addition to this Nuri Sahin who was bought from Borussia Dortmund is also injured.
The Real Madrid squad would become much stronger once all the injured players are fit again. It will also give Jose Mourinho a selection headache but such headaches are good for the club to have.
The match against Espanyol will be tough, Espanyol are 10th in the table having played five games. They have won two games and lost the other three. They have scored 5 goals thus far and conceded 7, they have a goal difference of -2.
One great thing from our team is that I feel we can trust the substitutes as much as the stars (actually most of our substitutes are stars in their own right too!). Look at our defenders! With Pepe, Carvalho and Coentrao out, we still have the great Arbeloa and Albiol, the always reliable Ramos and Marcelo, and the shiny new Varane. Look at the attack! Higuaín and Benzema. Look at the midfield: Khedira and Lass, Kaká and Özil (although they are being played together a lot lately), Özil as a winger and Di María, etc.
