Press reports revealed, today, Wednesday, that the absence of Karim Benzema, the French national team striker, after the injury he suffered, yesterday, Tuesday, against Bulgaria in the friendly match that brought the two teams together at the Stade de France National, may take a whole month.
Karim Benzema left the field injured after being substituted in the 39th minute, affected by pain in the upper right knee.
French radio station RMC confirmed that the medical staff in France are optimistic about Karim Benzema's injury, but in the worst circumstances he will be absent for a month.
And the French radio added: “It is often estimated downtime in such an injury, in less severe cases it may take a few days, and this scenario may allow Benzema to start the Euro Championship next Tuesday with the roosters as normal.”
And she continued, “And even if it is unlikely that he will participate in training before next Friday or Saturday, in the most serious cases, his absence can reach up to a month.”
The French national team swept its counterpart Bulgaria with three goals without return, yesterday, Tuesday, in a friendly before the start of the European Nations Cup, to confirm the world champions their readiness to participate in the Euro 2020 tournament.
The roosters are in Group F of the European Nations Cup Euro 2020, starting their journey in the tournament against Germany on June 15, and then playing against Hungary on the 19th of the same month, before concluding their confrontations against Portugal on the 23rd at the Puskas Arena.
Karim Benzema left the field due to knee pain during the friendly match, and the 33-year-old asked the doctor to enter in the 38th minute after he fell wrongly in one of the common balls, to be replaced as a result and replaced by Olivier Giroud.
The fans present in the stadium's stands welcomed Benzema with a standing ovation in his 83rd international match in the "Le Bleu" shirt.
France participates in Group F - Group of Death - alongside Germany, Hungary and Portugal, and the three teams will face the three teams on June 15, 19 and 23, respectively.
And coach Didier Deschamps revealed during the two-half break to M6 channel that the 33-year-old striker "received a strong blow above the knee. He stopped playing because he felt that it (the knee) had become more rigid. The medical team is next to him."
After winning a big victory over Wales by three clean points on Wednesday, Deschamps added a second victory that gives it the necessary moral boost before entering the group of death in the continental finals with the defending champions Portugal, Germany and Hungary.
The French team, which won its fourth successive victory over Bulgaria since the very painful defeat at home on November 17, 1993, ended 1-2 with a goal in the last seconds of Emil Kostadinov, which prevented him from participating in the 1994 World Cup, the first half, ahead with a single goal scored by Antoine Griezmann in an acrobatic manner and with the help of midfielder Evalio Chuchev, who turned the ball into his team's net (29).
But the joy was not complete as a result of an injury above the right knee of Benzema, who participated mainly in the front line alongside Griman and Kylian Mbappe, prompting Deschamps to replace him with Giroud, who settled the victory for the “Rooster” team with a second goal in the 83rd minute after a pass from Benjamin Bavar, before adding a striker. Chelsea is also the third Englishman after receiving the ball from Wissam Ben Yedder.
Giroud became, according to "Opta" statistics, the first substitute to score a double for France since Griezmann in June 2014 against Jamaica.
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