Benzema, Militao unlikely to travel to Morocco for FIFA Club World Cup today – report | OneFootball

Real Madrid duo Karim Benzema and Eder Militao are unlikely to travel to Morocco with the rest of the squad for the FIFA Club World Cup, according to reports from Miguel Angel Diaz of COPE.

Both Militao and Benzema picked up injuries during Real Madrid’s 2-0 victory over Valencia last week. As a result, the duo missed the match against RCD Mallorca last night, which the Merengues lost 1-0, to hand Barcelona the initiative in the La Liga title race.

The focus now shifts to the FIFA Club World Cup, with Real Madrid set to take on Egyptian giants Al Ahly in the semi-finals on Wednesday.

However, both Benzema and Militao are unlikely to be fit in time for the contest and thus are not expected to on the flight to Morocco later today.

The report suggests that if Los Blancos make it to the finals and there is an improvement in the situation of the Brazilian defender and the French striker, they could join the team for the showpiece event at a later stage.

It further adds that as things stand, Benzema has more chances of being fit in time for the final.

Militao had to be taken off in the first half of the encounter against Valencia after he sustained an injury following a coming-together with Samuel Lino. Benzema, meanwhile, was subbed off around the hour mark after he appeared to be clutching his right thigh.

The Frenchman had just looked to have rediscovered his groove after a spell out on the sidelines prior to the FIFA World Cup break. Meanwhile, Militao had been the in-form centre-back for Real Madrid in recent games.

The latest injury setbacks, thus, comes as a blow for Carlo Ancelotti’s side, especially ahead of important games.

Apart from Militao and Benzema, Belgian duo Eden Hazard and Thibaut Courtois will also not be on the flight to Morocco due to injuries, while Ferland Mendy and Lucas Vazquez are also out with injuries.