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Benzema has been playing with a bandaged hand for three years, the reason is revealed

2022-09-06 22:48:00, Sport CNA

He is one of the most important strikers of the third millennium, leader of Real Madrid, capable of winning everything with "Los Blancos". The "deadly" attacker, Karim Benzema, has become the absolute protagonist of the Spanish club after the farewell of Cristiano Ronaldo. Now the eyes are on him.

It's not just his goals that attract fans' attention: for years, in fact, the former Lyon striker has been playing with his right hand bandaged, and there's a reason for that.

Benzema does not wear the bandage in his private life or in training. Not even in the warm-up before the match. However, when he takes the field with Real Madrid and France, he always has his right hand bandaged.

The story begins in January 2019, after a collision with Marc Bartra of Betis, which caused a fracture of the little finger of his right hand. The player had to choose between surgery with a two-month suspension, or confirmation on the field. Benzema chose to bandage his hand to avoid aggravation.

The intervention has been repeatedly postponed by Benzema, who does not want to stay away from the field for a long time even in the summer, due to his many commitments with France.

Benzema suffered another blow to his hand in 2020, forcing him to wear the bandage, which has now become a tradition and auspicious. Benzema has become the king of goals and assists. The operation has now been postponed for more than three years because he does not want to miss any matches.