After the demands of Real Madrid president Florentino Perez to give French striker Karim Benzema the Golden Ball award to the best player in the world this year .. What do the numbers say, and does the French star deserve them?
Benzema, who scored three goals in the last two games of the royal, including two goals scored in the royal coronation match the day before yesterday's La Liga title against Villarreal (2-1), occupies the second place in the list of scorer for the League with 21 goals, a difference of only two goals from the Argentine star Lionel Messi, who scored the goal of his only team in The shock loss to its host Osasuna 1-2.
And there is still a chance against Benzema - who contributed greatly through these goals in the Real's victory in the League title this season - to win the title of the top scorer if he scored two or more goals in his team's last match against Leganes, provided that Messi does not score in the face of Barca against Alaves.
Perez said, after the Villarreal match, that "Benzema should be crowned with the Golden Ball award ... I have never seen a player who offers this high level this season as is the case for him."
The figures indicate that Benzema, "The oppressed scorer", scored 30 goals last season, but the royal exit, with the disguise of Hanin, covered the brilliance of the former French international.
Nevertheless, Benzema did not surrender and continued to perform well this season, scoring 26 goals so far with the Los Blancos jersey in various competitions.
Since the resumption of the League matches, Benzema has scored seven goals and made two more goals.
Benzema also has five crucial passes this season in LaLiga and 504 successful passes in the last quarter of the stadium, with a strike rate close to 19%.
And there remains something that may be crucial in crowning the former French international with the prestigious award, which is leading his team to win the Champions League for the 14th time in its history.