It is true that the 2022/23 season is not going well for Karim Benzema.
To date, he has suffered five physical injuries, five of them muscular, which have kept him out for 77 days.
He has been able to play only 57 percent of the matches for Real Madrid (12 out of 21). The shadows that surrounded him in the days leading up to the World Cup have given way to the blinding light of the public display of images of his latest muscle injury.
It would have been enough, perhaps, to keep the pulse of real information to undo the confusion currently surrounding Benzema’s case and his hasty exit from the Qatar World Cup.
The facts are clear. On 2 November he reappeared with 26 minutes against Celtic. He felt discomfort, muscle fatigue and missed Real Madrid’s last two games before the break, writes Marca
Rumors arose that he was saving himself for the World Cup, which did neither his image nor his club’s good. On 19 November, with France in Qatar, he suffered a muscle injury in his left quadriceps. He plays with his right foot and uses this muscle to power his shot.
It is true that an MRI is a complementary test and that a clinical examination would be necessary to give a meaningful opinion on the injury. But from what can be seen in the leaked footage, he has presented with a tear in the fascia surrounding the muscle and edema of the muscle near it. In other words, there is no muscle fiber involvement.
On paper, it should have taken 21 days to recover. And so it happened. On 10 December, he joined Real Madrid as France played the semi-final on 14 December.
A day later, Karim played a friendly against Leganes, while France was already preparing for the final… without him. Conclusion: Yes, Benzema could have played in the World Cup.
