Real Madrid confirm Karim Benzema will be out for at least three weeks

started their

campaign in fashion with a 3-0 away victory over Celtic at Glasgow. However, the injury of their

star hit the reigning Champions League and La Liga holders.

took a knock in the 26th minute of their Tuesday match at Glasgow, being replaced by their Belgian winger,

a few minutes later as the France international headed straight down the tunnel.

in a statement that Benzema

"has been diagnosed with an injury to the semitendinosus muscle and an overload on the quadriceps, both in the right thigh

", meaning that the Frenchman has sustained a hamstring injury.

The

winner will miss at least three weeks of action as the potential date of his return is entirely unclear due to the nature of his injury.

Although

held up a 0-0 draw at half-time, second-half goals from Vinicius Junior,

, and Eden Hazard sealed the Los Blancos a 3-0 victory in their first Champions League game of the season.

After facing

in their next La Liga match on Sunday, they will continue their Champions League journey at home against

, who got crushed by Shakhtar Donetsk 4-1 yesterday.

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