French star Karim Benzema secured the Champions League top scorer award by scoring 15 goals, and he hopes to win the continental championship title tomorrow, Saturday, in the final against Liverpool to confirm his eligibility for the Golden Ball.
"Abu Ibrahim" is ahead of the Polish Robert Lewandowski, Bayern Munich's top scorer (13 goals), whose team was eliminated from the tournament in the quarter-finals by Villarreal.
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It is widely believed that the "government", whether he won the title or failed, the Golden Ball is at his home after leading the team to the final by scoring 10 goals in the eighth, quarter and semi-final rounds of the continental championship:
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Triple in the eighth leg of the final against Paris Saint-Germain.
Triple in the first leg of the quarter-final against Chelsea.
A goal against Chelsea in the second leg of the quarter-finals.
Double against Manchester City in the semi-final second leg.
A goal in the second leg of the semi-final against Man City.
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He also effectively contributed to the "Royal"'s restoration of the La Liga title (the fourth title in his career with Real) by scoring 27 goals, winning the Spanish Championship top scorer award and making 12 other goals.
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With his team, he won the Spanish Super Cup for the fourth time with the "Los Blancos" shirt.
But Benzema wants to put his final touch on an exceptional season by being crowned champion of the "Champions of Europe" and dedicating the "Merengue" as king of the old continent.
Benzema hopes that his "magic" will be ready in the final, and he will be the man who guides Real Madrid to his 14th title, after he was the team's savior in the playoffs.
It is noteworthy that Liverpool won the Champions League 6 times, while the Spanish giant won the title 13 times, a record unique to it.
The two teams have met 8 times in the European Cup, Real Madrid won 4 of them, while Liverpool won 3 times.