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France Place World Cup Hopes In Kylian Mbappe After Karim Benzema Injury | Football News
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France Place World Cup Hopes In Kylian Mbappe After Karim Benzema Injury | Football News

[ad_1] World Cup holders France will need Kylian Mbappe at his best in Qatar following the loss of Ballon d'Or winner Karim Benzema to injury, coach Didier Deschamps said on Monday. France begin their defence against Australia on Tuesday as they look to move on from a troubled build-up which saw several key players pull out injured. Benzema was then forced to withdraw over the weekend. The Real Madrid striker succumbed to a left thigh injury, although he played no part in France's 2018 triumph in Russia when Mbappe burst onto the world stage.The Paris Saint-Germain striker was just 19 but scored four goals during that World Cup, including one in the 4-2 final win over Croatia."He is still a young player, just a bit less than four years ago, but he already did very important things four y...
Carlo Ancelotti Says Karim Benzema Will Start Against Shakhtar Donetsk | Football News
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Carlo Ancelotti Says Karim Benzema Will Start Against Shakhtar Donetsk | Football News

[ad_1] File photo of Karim Benzema.© AFPCarlo Ancelotti confirmed that striker Karim Benzema is fit and will start for Real Madrid against Shakhtar Donetsk in the Champions League, ahead of Sunday's Clasico against Barcelona. Benzema will lead the attack for Madrid on Tuesday in Warsaw, where Shakhtar are playing their home matches because of the Russian war on Ukraine. The forward missed the 1-0 win at Getafe on Saturday in La Liga, after featuring in two matches following his comeback from a thigh injury. Vinicius Junior may be rested, with the Clasico in mind."Vini is one of the players I have to evaluate because he's played everything. He played on Saturday night, we had the travel today, we have to evaluate it," said Ancelotti."Karim is doing well. We're quite sure he'll start the g...