Karim Benzema
Karim Benzema
Madrid defender Pepe injures leg two weeks before new season
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Aug. 8, 2015 6:20 a.m. ET
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MADRID --
Real Madrid defender Pepe has injured his right leg two weeks before his team's first game of the season.
Madrid says Pepe injured a muscle in his right leg during its 1-0 loss at Bayern Munich in a friendly on Wednesday.
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Madrid was also missing stars Cristiano Ronaldo and Karim Benzema for that preseason match.
Ronaldo is expected to recover from back pain soon, but a right thigh injury has left Benzema also in doubt for the Spanish league opener on Aug. 23 at promoted club Sporting Gijon.
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