“It's a shame, but I don't see Benzema winning the Ballon d'Or, he's undervalued”

Dimitar Berbatov, Manchester United or Tottenham legend and Betfair ambassador, has I reject in praise of Karim Bemzema, Real Madrid forward, whom he considers one of the players of the last decade, but always undervalued for being in the shadow of Cristiano Ronaldo, something that, with the current competition from other stars, will prevent him from winning a Ballon d'Or, Berbatov believes.

“It's a shame, but I don't see Karim Benzema win the Ballon d'Or because he has too many very obvious contenders in that fight.. For example, Lewandowski, who is also a forward and is the man of the moment. But there are others like Mbappé, Neymar… “, says a Berbatov who, from striker to striker, from star to star, asks that Benzema be valued more.

“I have always spoken phenomenally about Benzema because I think he is a magnificent player, one of the footballers of the last decade at Real Madrid. But he has always been in the shadow of his teammates and especially Cristiano Ronaldo, that, of course, he is capable of outshining anyone who stands by his side with his great games ”, admitted the Betfair ambassador.

“He is the star of Real Madrid”

Despite this, Berbatov demands more applause for Benzema. “Karim has been underestimated. Fortunately now he is shining as the star of Real Madrid, as their reference player. His scoring numbers are incredible, but he is also scoring vital and fundamental goals”added the former Bulgarian international and top scorer in the Premier in 2011.

“Look, for example, what he did against Monchengladbach, a very important game because Real Madrid was at stake to stay out of the second round of the Champions League. And yet, he appeared to score the key goals of the victory,” added Berbatov. “And he has not stopped there, Benzema has continued to make as many keys as the one that scored against Athletic or the one that opened the victory against Eibar by 1-3 on the last day,” Berbatov valued.

“It is those goals that have become transcendental for Real Madrid to 'click' and have gotten into the fight to win both LaLiga and qualify for the Champions League this season. That is worth a lot”, concluded his reflections the Betfair ambassador.