Why Does Karim Benzema Still Wear a Bandage on his Hand?

 It's been three years now that Benzema hasbeen sporting a bandage on his right hand no it's not down to superstition nor is it an homage to luis Suarez see for yourself his finger doesn't look in the best of shape, does it?but after three years what is the bandage used for?

let's go back to the beginning shall we?

Benzema fractured his finger in january

2019 in a game against Real Betis.An

injury that normally requires an

operation, an operation that would see

him ruled out of action for at least a

few weeks, but real couldn't do without their number nine for such a long period.

Santiago solari his manager at the time

said "Karim has this finger injury but

we didn't think it was a problem that

would prevent him from performing as a

footballer". Real madrid were going

through a rough patch.They were

languishing in fifth and they'd seen

Cristiano Ronaldo leave for juventus the

summer before.

It was therefore deemed unthinkable that they'd be deprived of.Their main attacking threat benzema's courage saw him return to the field just six days after his injury and for a few months he'd have to wear a bandage and a wrist brace but that wouldn't affect his performances.Far from it Benzema has been walking on water ever .since some may think that his continued use of the bandage is down to superstition.Not quite Benzema still hasn't had the operation he requires and  continues to play on.But after a certain amount of time injuries scar and his finger is no exception.Without surgery the bone in his finger has now molded naturally.

Which is why it's in such bad shape.A

lump is formed on the finger between the

first and second phalanges.

that's how it looked then who knows what

the finger looks like?Now given the

deformity of the finger it's incredible

how he's managed to play on for so long

makes us wince just looking at it,but it

doesn't seem to bother him too much nor

does it cause him any pain.Against

chelsea he even hit the turf with his

fist after missing an opportunity.Kb9 is

intent on remaining available for real

madrid and the club are appreciative of

his dedication.He's now become the face

of the club along with his bandage.Many

players would have refused to play with

such an injury but Karim Benzema is

built differently he played on for three

years now and has no plans to get his

finger operated on until he retires.

Which he should really do he no longer

wears the brace but his bandage is still

there for all to see.Since the 13th of January the day he fractured his finger the formerly leon man has scored 118 goals in 169 games and he's gone on to become one of the very best players on the planet.Some would even suggest he is the best.Right now so much so that he's one of the favorites for the 2022 ballon d'or.

Benzema standing in the game has grown

as the years have gone on and that

improvement has coincided with him

wearing his bandage and by celebrating

his many goals with a raised right hand

you could say it's becoming his

trademark.It's as much a protective

accessory as it is a good luck charm he

might not wear it the day he lifts his

first ballon d'or  but he won't step on

the pitch without it.He's not the only player to carry on wearing protective gear either patter check famously wore his headguard along after his initial injury and Luis

Suarez too who continues to wear his

bandage due to superstition but his superstition isn't working quite as well as Karim's.But just like suarez benzema's bandage is becoming synonymous with him in any case we hope it continues to bring him block at least until december.