Spanish club Real Madrid dominated the European Champions League awards for the 2021-2022 season, which the royal club crowned last Saturday by beating Liverpool 1-0 in the final match in France.
The European Football Association's Technical Monitoring Committee (UEFA) chose Real Madrid star Karim Benzema to be the best player in the Champions League this season.
🥇 UEFA's Technical Observer panel have named Real Madrid's Karim Benzema as the 2021/22 UEFA Champions League Player of the Season 👏👏👏@Benzema |
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— UEFA Champions League (@ChampionsLeague) May 31, 2022
Benzema ended the tournament by being crowned top scorer, scoring 15 goals, which led Real Madrid to crown the title for the 14th time in the club's history and the fifth in the history of the French star.
Benzema also won the award for the best goal in the tournament, with his first goal against Chelsea in the first leg of the quarter-finals.
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Karim @Benzema décroche le prix du But ⚽ de la saison en #ChampionsLeague pour son coup de tête surpuissant 💪 contre Chelsea 🤩🤩
On est d'accord que c'est mérité 🤔 #UCLvideo |
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As for the award for the best young player, the committee announced the selection of the Brazilian Vinicius Junior, 21, to be the best young player in the continental championship. in the tournament.
🥇 UEFA's Technical Observer panel have named Real Madrid's Vinícius Júnior as the 2021/22 UEFA Champions League Young Player of the Season 👏👏👏@vinijr |
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— UEFA Champions League (@ChampionsLeague) May 31, 2022
And the official account of the European Champions League on Twitter published the lineup of the season for the 11 best players, and it included 4 players from Real Madrid: Benzema, Vinicius, Luka Modric, and goalkeeper Tibo Courtois.
👕 UEFA's Technical Observer panel has selected its 2021/22 UEFA Champions League Team of the Season 🙌#UCL pic.twitter.com/I8t9T6uM5R
— UEFA Champions League (@ChampionsLeague) May 31, 2022
The squad also included 4 players from Liverpool: Trend Alexander-Arnold, Virgil van Dijk, Andrew Robertson and Fabinho.
In addition to Kylian Mbappe from Paris Saint-Germain, Kevin De Bruyne from Manchester City, and Antonio Rudiger from Chelsea.
🇫🇷 Karim Benzema finishes as 2021/22 Champions League top scorer with 15 goals ⚽️@Benzema |
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— UEFA Champions League (@ChampionsLeague) May 29, 2022