Benzema came out with an injury in the 39th. – FRANCK FIFE / AFP
At the worst time. The striker of the French team Karim Benzema was injured in the first period of the friendly match against Bulgaria on Tuesday in Saint-Denis, one week before the first match of the Euro against Germany, on June 15 in Munich .
The Real Madrid center forward, recalled to everyone’s surprise for the Euro (June 11-July 11), was released in the 39th minute with an injury above the right knee. He was replaced almost immediately by Olivier Giroud.
Not that serious ?
Before his exit, the 33-year-old winced after visibly landing poorly on an attempted header into the Bulgarian area. First strapped, he then demanded a change in the management of the Blues.
He did not join the locker room but took a place in the stands with the substitutes for the France team, after greeting the public who applauded him when leaving the pitch. At the break, coach Didier Deschamps said it was “a crutch” and was not too worried about Benzema.