Benzema a doubt for Guangzhou clash
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REAL Madrid manager Rafael Benitez said yesterday that striker Karim Benzema was the only injury doubt as his side prepares to face Inter Milan in the International Champions Cup today.
The French international is still recovering from tearing a thigh muscle at the end of last season and was substituted at half-time on Friday as Real romped past Manchester City 4-1 in Melbourne.
“The only slight worry is Benzema. He has a slight tweak, nothing serious, but we will take no risks” said Benitez.
“We will decide tomorrow whether he plays. If we think there is any problem we will take no chances,” added the Spaniard after his side trained at Guangzhou’s 54,000-capacity Tianhe Stadium in fierce heat and humidity last night.
Benitez, who only took the reins at the Santiago Bernabeu in June following the sacking of Carlo Ancelotti, said he was delighted overall with how his squad is shaping up with their fitness and conditioning as they zero in on the new season which begins next month.
Real arrived in the south China metropolis on Saturday to continue its whirlwind preseason schedule which has also seen it play AS Roma in Australia in the past eight days.
After Inter today it faces AC Milan in the Shanghai on Thursday after two weeks of training and four matches in Australia and Asia.
This is Real’s fourth visit to China but its first since 2011.
Inter takes on Real to conclude its three-match China tour that has seen it lose 0-1 twice, to Bayern Munich in Shanghai as well as to Milan in nearby Shenzhen on Saturday.
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