প্রকাশ: 31/05/2022
Real Madrid's French
striker Karim Benzema deserves to win the Ballon d'Or this year after helping
to guide his team to the Champions League title, seven-times winner of the
award Lionel Messi said on Monday.
Benzema had the best season of his 13-year career at Real,
scoring 44 goals with 15 assists in all competitions as they won a
LaLiga-Champions League double.
The 34-year-old topped the scoring charts in both
competitions and netted hat-tricks against Paris St Germain and Chelsea in the
knockout stages to secure Real's progress.
"There are no doubts, it's very clear that Benzema had
a spectacular year and ended up victorious in the Champions League," PSG
forward Messi said on Argentine television.
"He was fundamental in all the matches from the round
of 16 onwards. I think there is no doubt this year."
The Ballon d'Or award for the best soccer player in the
world will be presented on 17 October, with the nominees set to be revealed on
12 August.
The prestigious trophy will now be awarded on the basis of a
regular season from August to July rather than a calendar year.
Real Madrid's victory over Liverpool gave them their 14th
European Cup triumph -- twice as many as the next most successful team AC
Milan.
Benzema's hat-trick in the second leg eliminated PSG 3-2 on
aggregate in the last 16, yet again preventing the French club from winning
Europe's elite club competition for the first time.
"The Real Madrid game killed us, me, and everyone in
the dressing room. We had a lot of hope. It makes me want to win again,"
Messi added.
"But the best team doesn't always win the Champions
League. I don't take credit away from Real Madrid, they weren't the best in
this competition and yet they beat everyone."
- Reuters
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