Ronaldo, Benzema to miss pre-season tournament

Published August 4, 2015
MUNICH: (L to R) Coaches Pep Guardiola of Bayern Munich, Sinisa Mihajlovic of AC Milan, Rafael Benitez of Real Madrid and Mauricio Pochettino of Tottenham Hotspur attend a news conference on the eve of the pre-season Audi Cup on Monday.—Reuters
MUNICH: (L to R) Coaches Pep Guardiola of Bayern Munich, Sinisa Mihajlovic of AC Milan, Rafael Benitez of Real Madrid and Mauricio Pochettino of Tottenham Hotspur attend a news conference on the eve of the pre-season Audi Cup on Monday.—Reuters

MUNICH: Cristiano Ronaldo and Karim Benzema will miss two pre-season matches with Real Madrid after picking up injuries during training.

Real said Ronaldo hurt his back during training on Monday, while Benzema pulled a muscle in his right thigh.

Real left both stars off their squad for the Audi Cup, a pre-season tournament played in Munich on Tuesday and Wednesday.

The Audi Cup also includes hosts Bayern Munich, AC Milan and Tottenham Hotspur. Real open the La Liga season on August 23 at promoted Sporting Gijon.

Published in Dawn, August 4th, 2015

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