Real's Benzema out of Malaga clash with knee injury


Football - Atletico Madrid v Real Madrid - UEFA Champions League Quarter Final First Leg - Vicente Calderon, Madrid - Spain - 14/4/15 Real Madrid's Karim Benzema looks dejected Reuters / Juan Medina

MADRID (Reuters) - Real Madrid forward Karim Benzema limped out of training with a knee problem on Friday and coach Carlo Ancelotti said he will miss Saturday's La Liga game at home to Malaga.

Benzema, who picked up the injury in Tuesday's 0-0 Champions League quarter-final first leg draw at Atletico Madrid, should be fit for the return game at the Bernabeu on Wednesday, Ancelotti told a news conference.

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