“Come back on Saturday and we’ll get it ready.” This is how Carlo Ancelotti announced the return of Karim Benzema to work, in an interview with ‘Corriere dello Sport’. The Frenchman, after the tremendous setback caused by the injury that separated him from Qatar and after beginning the recovery process in Valdebebas, went to the island of Réunion to recharge his batteries. But on Saturday he will be back and will begin to work in order to be available for the relaunch of the course, against Valladolid on December 30 (9:30 p.m.). Y He will not return alone, since David Alaba will also reappear after his days off.
Both the striker and the Austrian defender enjoyed special permission from the club to postpone their vacations for a few extra dayswith respect to the rest of the non-Mundialistas (their mini-preseason began on day 1), due to their particular situations. Alaba concentrated with his team to play two friendlies against Andorra (November 16) and Italy (November 20). A stay that helped him to recover his smile after a final stretch with more doubts than certainties. The goal of him against the Azzurri The direct free kick was the best farewell and from Saturday he will work on recovering the wonderful level he showed in his first year at the white club.
The case of Benzema is different, since he is, of all those available, the only footballer who will have to carry out rehabilitation work. On November 19, he suffered a muscle tear in his left thigh that had an estimated recovery time of three weeks. And in his week working with the Madrid medical team and his trusted physiotherapist in Valdebebas, he once left the concentration with his team, showed a favorable evolution that invited optimism. Hence, Ancelotti had no major problem for his scorer to clear his mind for a few days in Reunion.
The Deadlines are encouraging for the man from Lyon and the club is confident that they will be able to win their brand new Ballon d’Or on New Year’s Eve, when visiting the José Zorrilla. It would be great news, since Madrid have barely been able to count on half of Karim so far this season (he has played 955′ out of 1,850) and since October 19, he only appeared in the final 26 minutes of the win against Celtic (5-1). In the race for the Sextet, Benzema is vital. On Saturday the process is restarted to recover the best version of it. Lunin, Lucas Vázquez, Nacho, Vallejo, Mendy, Odriozola, Kroos, Ceballos and Mariano will have a new company.
