Karim Benzema Injured Again As Ballon d’Or Winner Set to Miss Real Madrid’s Tie Against Sevilla

• Karim Benzema has been ruled out of Real Madrid’s La Liga tie with Sevilla on Saturday due to muscle fatigue in his quadriceps
• The French forward had missed Real Madrid’s training on Friday due to the injury and has failed to recover before the game at the Santiago Bernabeu
• Benzema has scored in back-to-back games for Real Madrid against Barcelona and Elche before his latest injury setback

Real Madrid forward Karim Benzema has suffered another injury setback just days after winning his first Ballon d’Or trophy.

The 34-year-old forward who has scored in back-to-back games for Real Madrid missed Los Blancos’ training on Friday due to muscle fatigue in his quadriceps.

According to Football Espana, Benzema is set to miss Real Madrid’s La Liga clash against Sevilla after failing to recover in time for the crunch encounter.

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It is unclear how long the Ballon d’Or winner will be ruled out for but Real Madrid officials are optimistic he will be back in time for their Champions League game against RB Leipzig next week.

Vinicius Junior, Fede Valverde, and Rodrygo are expected to lead Real Madrid’s attack due to the absence of Benzema from the team.

Benzema to present Ballon d’Or trophy to home fans

Meanwhile, Karim Benzema and Thibaut Courtois will share their Ballon d'Or and Yashin Trophy with the fans at the Santiago Bernabéu according to the Real Madrid website.

The players will present the awards they won at the gala held in Paris on Monday prior to the kick-off of Real Madrid’s La Liga game against Sevilla.

Benzema was crowned as the world’s best player, winning his first Ballon d’Or trophy while Thibaut Courtois was adjudged the best goalkeeper in the globe.

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Benzema opens up on winning Ballon d’Or award

Earlier, Sports Brief reported Karim Benzema is still reminiscing on winning his first Ballon d’Or, after he was named the world’s best player by France Football on Monday, October 17.

The French forward spoke to Real Madrid's official TV and shared his thoughts, after edging out Sadio Mane and Kevin de Bruyne to win the award.

Benzema disclosed he has been dreaming about winning the Ballon d’Or since he was a kid while hailing the 2021/22 season as his best so far in his career.