Karim Benzema will return to the field and will start in the match between Real Madrid and Shakhtar in Warsaw for the fourth matchday of the Champions League, as announced this Monday by the Real Madrid coach Carlo Ancelotti in a press conference.
"Karim (Benzema) is fine, it is quite clear that he will start the match tomorrow, he will play like Kroos, like Mendy who are fresh and will play," said the Italian coach, who was less categorical with Vinicius, whom he could rest after a series of consecutive matches.
"'Vini' is one of the players that I have to evaluate because he has played all the matches so far, he played on Saturday night, today the trip... we have to evaluate him," Ancelotti said.
Carlo Ancelotti rested Benzema for the league visit to Getafe and the victory obtained proved him right to have a key player more rested for the Spanish football classic against Barcelona that will be played at Santiago Bernabeu stadium next Sunday.
Real Madrid has absences
The return of French forward Karim Benzema is the only novelty in the Real Madrid squad to face Shakhtar in Warsaw, in the fourth matchday of the Champions League, in which goalkeeper Thibaut Courtois of Belgium and Spanish midfielder Dani Ceballos will continue to be absent.