Benzema's France call-up hinges on Madrid derby, says Ancelotti
Real Madrid boss Carlo Ancelotti says if the injured Karim Benzema is unable to play in next week's La Liga derby against Atletico Madrid it will rule the star striker out of contention for France's Nations League World Cup warm up games. Benzema, hot favourite to pick up next month's Ballon d'Or, suffered a right thigh injury in Tuesday's 3-0 Champions League win at Celtic. And Ancelotti said on Saturday: "Karim? We'll see if he can make the derby.


