Benzema has “an injury to the semitendinosus muscle and an overload in the quadriceps, both in the right thigh,” Real Madrid said in a brief statement, after the tests carried out on the player.
Real Madrid does not specify the time off of its captainlimiting himself to affirming that it is “pending evolution”, but, according to various media, Benzema would be between seven and ten days out of the pitch.
Others point out that the footballer could return after the international break at the end of September and reappear against Osasuna on October 2.
The lesion casts a doubt about his eventual participation in this last international window before the World Cup with France.
The ‘Bleus’ face Austria on September 22 in the League of Nations, before visiting Denmark three days later.
Benzema withdrew from Tuesday’s Champions League match against Celtic, which Real Madrid won 3-0 in Glasgow, after experiencing discomfort in his right leg.
Although at first it was feared that he might have had a problem with his knee, coach Carlo Ancelotti was already trying to be reassuring after the game.
“After a first evaluation it doesn’t seem like anything serious, but we will wait for tomorrow with the tests,” Ancelotti said.