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Ballon d'Or winner Karim Benzema has been ruled out of Real Madrid's game vs. Sevilla on Saturday with "muscular fatigue," the club have confirmed.

Benzema has experienced an injury-disrupted start to the season and was out for a month with a thigh problem between Sept. 6 and Oct. [Karim Benzema](https://www.espn.com/soccer/player/_/id/46858/Karim-Benzema) has been ruled out of [Real Madrid](/soccer/team?id=86)'s clash with [Sevilla](/soccer/team?id=243) in LaLiga on Saturday with "muscular fatigue," the club have confirmed.

It was a frustrating evening at times for Real Madrid but the reigning La Liga champions preserved their unbeaten record with a 3-1 win against Sevilla on ...

Erik Lamela gave the visitors a fighting chance with a goal in the second half, but Vinicius Junior grabbed a second excellent assist to restore his team's lead. He combined nicely with Luka Modric to get the league leaders up and running early on with a goal after just five minutes and both went on to put on fine individual displays. Vinicius Junior was the inspiration with two assists to get the home team over the line.

Real Madrid will look to make it four straight La Liga wins and extend their lead at the top of the table when they host Sevilla at the Santiago Bernabeu on ...

They then host relegation-threatened Girona on 30th October, and then concluding the UCL group phase by hosting Celtic on 2nd November. Sevilla, meanwhile, are currently languishing 13th place in La Liga standings and have made a disappointing start to their season. They followed up their El Clasico victory last weekend with a 3-0 hammering of Elche away from home in midweek.

Ter Stegen was nowhere close to his shot in El Clasico, which resulted in the second goal. He has 3 goals from outside the box after the Elche encounter, which ...

Valverde likes to dictate play, win the ball back, and quickly race down the flanks for a counter. Only players with a certain level of excellence demand that level of quality from their peers, and the Uruguyan midfielder is a great example. He has an average of 0.95 tackles per game this season, and a 0.14 interception average, which is only going to get better as the season progresses. Last year, he had 0 goals and 1 assist in 31 La Liga appearances, as well as 1 assist in 11 Champions League appearances, notably coming in the final against Liverpool. Ancelotti in an interview mentioned that he has a bet that the Uruguayan will hit ten goals this season. He has 3 goals from outside the box after the Elche encounter, which is more than any other player in Europe’s top five leagues.

Real Madrid needed late goals from substitute Lucas Vazquez and Federico Valverde to sink Sevilla 3-1 in LaLiga Santander on Saturday.

Real Madrid put the result to bed soon immediately after when Valverde controlled the ball with one touch before smashing home from the edge of the box. The goal gave Sevilla confidence and they came close to taking the lead soon after, Lamela curling his effort just wide of the mark. David Alaba sent a curling free-kick just wide of the top corner, while Vinicius' shot from the edge was blocked as Real Madrid continued to control proceedings. A big mistake from the Sevilla backline allowed Real Madrid to open the scoring after just five minutes. Gonzalo Montiel lost the ball deep in his own half, allowing Vinicius to skip into the box and evade a challenge before picking out Luka Modric's run at the back post for a tap in. "He hits the ball very hard and if he goes a bit to one side it's impossible to stop."