French star Karim Benzema, Real Madrid's top scorer, has won the Ballon d'Or this year after his great brilliance this season, with the support of the Spanish press and coach Carlo Ancelotti.
The conflict has become open for the Golden Ball, which was dominated by Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo in recent years with their age and Benzema's brilliance in 2021, prompting local media to demand that he be awarded the award.
And the Spanish newspaper "MARCA" said that Benzema deserves the Ballon d'Or because he achieved his numbers in 2021, meaning that his goals are the highest in Europe now.
Karim "The Royal" turns the tables on Valencia 💪🔥 # La Liga # Valencia_ Real_ Madrid # beINLiga # LaLiga pic.twitter.com/JEXR47vXv5
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The 33-year-old France striker started the season with the best possible performance, scoring 8 goals and providing 7 assists to lead Real to the top of La Liga.
This means that Benzema has participated in 68% of Real Madrid's 22 goals this season.
Not 3 minutes have passed and Karim Benzema opens the registration for the Royal Club 💪🤩
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"Marca" said that the French star was exceptional in 2021, as he contributed to 34 goals for Real Madrid by scoring 23 goals in addition to 11 assists, and is only equal to Robert Lewandowski, Bayern Munich's top scorer (31 goals and 3 assists), followed by Lionel Messi (23). goals and 8 assists), and Haaland (24 goals and 7 assists).
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💪 @Benzema x 200 |
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Benzema will look to continue his brilliance and keep his team at the top when hosting Villarreal at the Bernabeu on Saturday, and Real leads the competition by two points from Atletico Madrid after 6 games.
And here is a summary of the hexagonal evening "Super Bernabeu" 📺😍# RealMadridRCDMallorca 6-1 pic.twitter.com/o4OxovYy1U
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improves over time
"Given what he does and what he does, he should be on the list of potential winners," Ancelotti said of Benzema. "Karim has time to win it and I doubt this season will be his last. He is improving with time."
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The Italian coach indicated that he would make changes to the squad in light of the succession of matches, as the Sherif team hosts Tiraspol in the Champions League on Tuesday.
"Players who do not play regularly will have a chance in the next matches because they are more active, you cannot always train hard because we play a match every three days," Ancelotti added.
Real will be absent from 6 players when facing coach Unai Emery's team, who has not lost since the beginning of the season, but has achieved one win against 4 draws.
On this day in 2009, Karim Benzema @Benzema opens his scoring career with @realmadridarab in #LaLigaSantander 💜🔙🤍#LaLigaHistory pic.twitter.com/0SMCgQ4BWe
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