The talisman blindfold for Real Madrid goals

Real Madrid’s goal is not clear in this new season without Karim Benzema and Kosovare Asllani. The French and the Swede lead the scoring table in the men’s and women’s teams, with five and four goals respectively. With the ‘9’ on their shoulders, the two Madrid pichichis leave a curiosity in their staging on the green: both play with a protective bandage on their hand after a finger problem. Coincidence or not, this badge seems to have given Real Madrid luck, in which both the French and Swedes shine with their goals.

Benzema wears a bandage with a splint on his right hand, in order to protect the little finger in which he suffered a painful injury. This physical problem, caused by a fracture in the phalanx of the fifth finger of this hand, accompanies the French since January 2019. Hence, the Real Madrid striker retired with severe discomfort during a Betis-Real Madrid match after a crash in a fight with Marc Bartra.

After the fortuitous launch, the white “9” was replaced at half-time by Christ because, according to Solari, his coach at that time, “It hurt a lot, even though Karim has his hands on his feet …”. Subsequently, doctors diagnosed him with a fracture for which the attacker would have to undergo surgery. However, he never did. A year after her injury, an image of Benzema’s finger with a strange red bump appeared publicly.

From Benzema’s right hand to Asllani’s left

The truth is, lumpy or not, the little finger of the Madrid striker gave a lot to talk about. Many wonder why the French did not undergo surgery for this problem. A fact that could find its answer in that same Benzema he prefers to play with the blindfold for a kind of superstition. And so many point out from the player’s environment …

While, Asllani has a protective bandage on his left hand due to thumb problems. The Swedish forward also suffered complications with this injury, as a result of which she was forced to undergo surgery on 22 August 2019, when Real Madrid Women acted under the Tacon name. That surgery took place after complicating recovery with a thumb ligament injury.

The Swedish striker, protagonist of the women’s team in which this season is the top scorer and most decisive player, always wear the protective bandage, despite more than a year having passed since his intervention. Wearing it can also be an object of superstition. It is already known that goals are full of small details that are decided face to door. And maybe in Real Madrid the blindfold is one of them …