Madrid striker Karim Benzema injures right hand

AP  |  Madrid 

Real striker had to be substituted at half-time of Sunday's match at Real Betis after hurting his right hand.

"He was in a lot of pain," Solari said.

was already without Gareth Bale, Toni Kroos, Marco Asensio, and due to

Benzema needed to be attended by team doctors when he fell after a brush with a Betis defender in first-half stoppage time. He was replaced by during the break. Benzema leads Madrid in scoring with 12 goals in all competitions this season.

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First Published: Mon, January 14 2019. 09:50 IST