FILE PHOTO: Soccer Football - LaLiga - Athletic Bilbao v Real Madrid - San Mames, Bilbao, Spain - December 22, 2021 Real Madrid's Karim Benzema reacts REUTERS/Vincent West
(Reuters) -Real Madrid's Karim Benzema will miss Thursday's Copa del Rey quarter-final against Athletic Bilbao as he is still recovering from a leg muscle injury, the club announced on Wednesday.
Benzema's participation was in doubt after manager Carlo Ancelotti said earlier on Wednesday that he was still undecided about the France striker's readiness to return after he was forced off early in the second half of a LaLiga match against Elche in January.
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