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Benzema victim of robbery at home during Real Madrid game

January 23, 2022 Real Madrid's Karim Benzema in action with Elche's Diego Gonzalez REUTERS

Real Madrid's France striker Karim Benzema was the victim of a robbery at his home while he was playing against Elche at the Santiago Bernabeu stadium on Sunday, police said on Monday.

The police said the incident took place between 3:00 p.m. and 7:00 p.m. local time at the player's empty home in the Madrid suburb of San Sebastian de los Reyes before Benzema and his family returned from Real's 2-2 LaLiga draw against Elche.

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