Soccer-We thought Benzema was fine when he reported for France duty says Militao

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(Reuters) - When France striker Karim Benzema reported for World Cup duty his Real Madrid team mates, including Brazil's Eder Militao, thought he was fine but the 34-year-old was ruled out of the tournament after suffering an injury in training on Saturday.

When asked about Benzema's condition in the last few weeks after he missed nine of Real's last 15 matches due to what the club called"thigh fatigue", Militao said the Frenchman had been struggling to get over the injury in time for the World Cup.

"I didn't talk to him but Vinicius did - he felt another discomfort. I wish him the best and that he recovers soon." His injury struggles started on Sept. 6 in the Champions League game against Celtic, when he had to be substituted early in the first half and missed Real's next three games. However, he missed five of Real's last six matches, playing only the last 28 minutes of their 5-1 Champions League win against Celtic early in November.

 

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