Benzema, a goal in the classic and his numbers that bring him closer to his first Ballon d’Or

“It is likely that Benzema win the Ballon d’Or… if they don’t cancel it”ironically Robert Lewandowski days before the Spanish classic. But Karim, unlike his Polish rival, will have the good fortune that the ceremony for this prestigious award will proceed normally. In Paris, the romantic capital par excellence, one day after scoring against Barcelona at the Santiago Bernabéuthe Frenchman will receive one of the greatest tokens of love in football and its lovers: the 2022 Ballon d’Or.

His return to the courts, after overcoming a muscle injury that deprived him of some games this season, was not as good as he would have liked. The French striker went five games without scoring since his returnbut the best always come back at important moments.

The classic, then, was opportune for Karim to celebrate again with his people and against his team’s greatest arch-rival. Also, with Robert Lewandowski, the new scorer of the had a separate duel, which he knew how to overcome without major problems. While the ‘Cat’ celebrated, the Pole looked at the ground trying to find answers.

In this ideal setting, Benzema put an end to his losing streak in recent weeks. The French opened the account in the merengue house and directed the win over Barcelona (3-1)confirming one last time that he deserves more than anyone the Golden Ball. And Real Madrid is once again a pointer with it, showing that it doesn’t need the ‘tiki-taka’ to be the best.

Thus, a party has already started in the stands of the Santiago Bernabéu that will culminate this Monday in a splendid night in Paris. There is no doubt that he is the best today.

A dream season

Karim Benzema He was the main protagonist of a very fruitful season for Real Madrid. The ‘9’ merengue, as a benchmark for the team, knew how to guide the madridistas to glory more than once.

In fact, individually he shone more than any other footballer on this planet. In the current course, he is not doing so well, since he has only celebrated four times in nine games and has not yet been able to celebrate in the Champions League.

But that is not all, Karim was the Pichichi of last season in LaLiga (27 goals), he was the top scorer in the Champions League (15 goals) and was chosen as the best player in this European competition. Distinctions more than deserved. And the numbers backed him up.

With these statistics, in addition, he was able to add four titles to his showcase in all this time: LaLiga, Spanish Super Cup, European Super Cup and the most important: the Champions League.

As if that were not enough, since his return to the France team in June 2021, he has already scored 10 goals and recorded two assists in 16 games. Now ‘Les Bleus’ are excited about Karim in Qatar 2022.

Be that as it may, this and many things will make Benzema sit on the throne that Leo Messi Y Cristiano Ronaldo shared in the last 15 years. Only Luka modric was able to sit at the same table in 2018 and Lewandowski He could also do it in 2020 if the ceremony was not canceled due to the pandemic, but the Madridista ‘9’ will now be able to deservedly boast a Ballon d’Or, which he hopes will not be the first and last.

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