Benzema was not present in court, with his lawyers citing his professional obligations.
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Mikel Oyarzabal put Spain ahead on Sunday at the San Siro before Karim Benzema struck back moments later.
The 13 time European Champion took control of the game and produced a series of decent chances through Karim Benzema.
The Napoli star scored one goal in the Azzurri’s 2-0 win over Cagliari on Sunday. Luciano Spalletti’s side have enjoyed a perfect start to the season with six wins from six Serie A games and Osimhen has played a key role in Napoli’s victories.
Benzema, 33, has become the latest player to sign a contract at the Bernabeu following extensions Thibaut Courtois, Luka Modric, Lucas Vazquez, Nacho Fernandez and Dani Carvajal in recent months.
Benzema returned to Madrid training on Thursday after taking some time off following his participation in France’s Euro 2020 campaign, but after testing positive he will now need to isolate.
The 33-year-old has not played for France since October 2015, but is now set to line up alongside World Cup winners Kylian Mbappe and Antoine Griezmann at the delayed European Championship, which gets underway on June 11.
Chelsea will still occupy the box seat for the return leg at Stamford Bridge on Wednesday, May 5, with Thomas Tuchel’s men producing another hugely impressive performance
Karim Benzema put the champions in charge at a soggy Alfredo di Stefano stadium with a delightful backheel in the 14th minute while a deflected Toni Kroos free kick doubled their lead in the 28th.
Kroos slipped a short pass through two defenders to leave Benzema alone to beat goalkeeper Ivan Villar in the 20th.
Diego Simeone’s side still hold a five point lead over their closest rivals, and a three-point lead over Barcelona, at the top of the table, but the difference would have been eight points had it not been for Benzema’s late goal.
Benzema got Zinedine Zidane’s side off to a strong start in the 12th minute when he collected a pass from Kroos on the edge of the area and fired into the far bottom corner.
Casemiro headed in the first goal on 13 minutes and Karim Benzema doubled the lead on 41 minutes.
Zinedine Zidane’s side were held up on the runway in Madrid for four hours, a day before the game, due to the snowstorm that pummelled Spain
Inter Milan and Shakhtar Donetsk drew 0-0.
The result ensured that the Spanish champions snapped a three-game losing run in the competition.
Brazilian forward Vinicius, Real Madrid’s match-winner in Wednesday’s 1-0 win over Real Valladolid, also gave his side the lead at Levante.
The Real Madrid star has won three LaLiga titles and four Champions League trophies since joining the club from Lyon in 2009.
Real have 86 points after 37 games, seven more than deposed champions Barcelona who were beaten 2-1 at home to Osasuna.
Real Madrid tightened their grip at the top of the La Liga table after a 1-0 victory over Spanish capital rivals Atletico.