The Champions League catapults Benzema towards the Ballon d’Or

Nobody has been able to overshadow Karim Benzema, architect of the Champions League title raised by Real Madrid against Liverpool in the final in Paris. The striker closes the best season of his career with records and performances that catapulted him towards the first Ballon d’Or of his career. The winner of the most prestigious individual award in the world of football will be announced on October 17 in Paris, but the 2022 Ballon d’Or already has a name and surname: Karim Benzema.

The Frenchman has been the top scorer in the League with 27 goals, which has earned him his first Pichichi trophy, and has led his team to sing the alirón four days in advance. In the Champions he has been the main architect of the conquest of the Fourteenth.

His prodigious performances against PSG, Chelsea and Manchester City, against whom he scored 10 goals in six knockout games, were key in the historic comebacks completed by Carlo Ancelotti’s team en route to the grand final in Paris.

At the Stade de France, he capped off his exceptional campaign, the best of his successful career, performing at a high level despite failing to score.

In a course where Madrid has finished as the great winner, no one like its great star deserves a Ballon d’Or that this year, unlike almost all the previous ones, does not admit any type of discussion.

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