Benzema and the elusive dream of the Ballon d'Or: when the ego puts itself at the service of Cristiano or Mbappé

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It has trench football, a scarf around the neck, cyclical and recurring debates, ideal for looking for jarana. The Ballon d'Or, of course, is one of them. Any individual award in a team sport draws subjectivity. And also to the controversy. There are those who would offer

a lifetime Golden Ball. He already has six and is the favorite to win the seventh, with the Copa América as a great argument. Also who would reward a day laborer like

for group conception successes, such as the Champions League won by Chelsea or the European Championship raised by Italy. Or who would reward the eternal efficiency of

with Bayern.

For many, genius should be everything. For others, the goal and all its ways. For some less, the importance of assembling a team and making it work. Where would

, for whom his club, Real Madrid, has claimed the award that

on November 29?

There was a time, long ago, when Benzema was another type of footballer. Or at least that's what the fussy

believed

, who was the coach who made him debut for the French national team when he was just a 19-year-old kid. "(Karim) was at that point where he just wanted the ball, as if to say to himself: 'I'm not trying, I'm the best, period.' in

in reference to that premiere with the

on March 23, 2007 in a friendly against Austria. Benzema scored the only goal of the match.

One only has to look at

to see how wrong Domenech was.

Before he was exalted, but also now.

He never neglected the physical.

His right hand has been bandaged for almost three years to protect a shattered little finger.

Better that than stopping.

Despite his artistic gifts, he always rejected the baroque.

Everything has a meaning.

The ball improves as it passes.

He prioritized collective success - or that of his former teammate

- to his own.

He will turn 34 on December 19.

And he never stepped on a red carpet to be told he's the best.

The 2008 Bravo trophy

If anything, he won the Bravo Trophy (2008) 13 years ago as the most precious footballer under 21 in Europe. He was still in Lyon. He was also the top scorer in Ligue1 (20 goals) and the best player in the 2007-08 season. And a little more. Last Sunday, after winning the

, his first trophy with France after five years separated by the Valbuena case, Benzema was recognized with the MVP of the final.

"When I shot I knew it would be a goal," Benzema assumed at San Siro. He did so after executing, with the parsimony of someone who repeats the gesture daily, a parable from the apex of the area that left both

and

unanswered

. The action had its preamble in the semi-final against Belgium, when a spin in the area as mechanized as that of a basketball center led to the incredible comeback of the

team

. Benzema, despite the bad omens of the last European Championship, can already say that he has adapted to the scintillating and egomaniacal football of

- he gave him the penalty against the Belgians - and to

rest

.

There were those who wondered what would become of Benzema when he no longer had Cristiano by his side.

The Frenchman has responded with the best stage of his career.

He has already this season 10 goals and seven assists in 10 games with Real Madrid.

With 289 goals, he is only one

, the white club's fourth historical scorer.

(308) and

(323) will end up falling, with Cristiano safe at the top (451).

Real Madrid comes from a season without titles and the League of Nations, despite the high quality exhibited in this Final Four, still lacks rennet and history.

Certain.

It does not seem easy for Benzema to be eligible for the Ballon d'Or. It matters little.

Your game is the ego's retaining wall.

There is nothing.

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