Benzema misses Real Madrid group training ahead of El Clasico, Hazard returns

Karim Benzema did not participate in Real Madrid group training on Thursday.

Benzema, Bale and Dani Ceballos trained inside the club's facilities.

Benzema suffered a knock on his ankle in Real Madrid's empathic win against Shakhtar Donetsk in Ukraine.

However, Real Madrid have not ruled out big Benz from featuring in El Clasico on Sunday.

Eden Hazard and Dani Carvajal is also back from injury and trained with the first-team. The pair are due to make an appearance against Barcelona.