Ancelotti Dispels Beef Rumours Between Him and Real Madrid Forward Benzema

• Carlo Ancelotti has revealed everything is fine between himself and Real Madrid forward Karim Benzema
• Benzema appeared visibly angry at the Italian manager after he was substituted in the Champions League win at Chelsea
• Benzema has missed a total of 13 games for Real Madrid this season owing to several forms of injuries

Carlo Ancelotti has revealed he and Karim Benzema are fine after the forward’s angry reaction at being substituted in the Champions League victory against Chelsea.

Benzema was taken off in the 77th minute by Ancelotti as Los Blancos were cruising 2-0 against the Blues at Stamford Bridge. Still, the forward was visibly upset at his Real Madrid manager for his action.

According to Football Espana, Ancelotti has confirmed there are no issues with Benzema after talking with the French forward after the game.

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“The important thing is to explain it; I have spoken with him that if I can take minutes from him, I will do it. It didn’t make sense for him to continue with that little problem, and the game decided. He understood it perfectly.”

Benzema is Real Madrid’s top scorer this season in La Liga, scoring 14 times in 29 matches, and the 2022 Ballon d’Or winner has also netted four times in the Champions League.

Ancelotti confirms Benzema’s fitness

Meanwhile, Carlo Ancelotti has revealed Karim Benzema is fit and ready ahead of Real Madrid’s next La Liga fixture this weekend against Celta Vigo, Madrid Universal reports.

Benzema had an injury scare in the Champions League win against Chelsea, forcing Ancelotti to substitute the French forward before the end of the 2-0 victory at Stamford Bridge.

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Real Madrid, who are eleven points behind rivals Barcelona in La Liga, will be hoping Benzema continues his excellent goal-scoring form as they continue their bid to defend their Spanish league title.

Karim Benzema suffers injury setback  

Earlier, Sports Brief reported Real Madrid’s UEFA Champions League victory over Chelsea comes at a huge cost to the Spanish giants following the injury sustained by Karim Benzema.

Los Blancos knocked out the Blues in the Champions League quarterfinals for the second consecutive season following a comfortable 4-0 aggregate win against Frank Lampard’s team.

Real Madrid manager Carlo Ancelotti has now confirmed that he substituted Benzema in Tuesday's 2-0 win at Chelsea as the French forward had picked up an injury.