Still showing great form in the arena for Karim Benzema, the favorite to win the Ballon d’Or this year.
After winning the UEFA Nations League with France in October, the Real Madrid striker added a trophy to himself following the Supercopa de Espana. La Liga and the Champions League as they led the White Kings to the UEFA Super Cup crown and defeated Eintracht Frankfurt at the Olympic Stadium in Helsinki with a score of 2. 0
moreover The Frenchman also netted to increase his own record by overtaking Raul Gonzalez to become the second-highest goalscorer at the Bernabeu, behind Chris. Tiano Ronaldo, despite being inferior to CR Seven, is far away.
Consequently, the 34-year-old star is now the main favorite for the award, which will be announced in October, ahead of the World Cup next month.
And here are 14 stats that show Benzema deserves the Ballon d’Or by all means.
1. In the 2021/22 season, Benzema has a record 44 goals and 15 assists in 46 appearances in all competitions for Real Madrid. On average, he has been involved in each goal in every 66.42 minutes
2. The head of the perfumed blood spear touches the target. or assisted 32 goals in 46 appearances for the club in the 2021/22 season.
Benzema has a higher direct goal-related record than Robert Lewandowski (57), Mohamed Salah (47), Erling Haaland ( 37) and Ciro Immobile (36) in the 2021/22 season.
With 27 league goals and 12 assists, Benzema has a direct contribution to Real Madrid’s 2021/22 La Liga goals in the 2021/22 season, accounting for 48.75 percent.
The French forward has been named La Liga’s top scorer with nine more goals than second-placed Iago Aspas. He also ranks second in assists following Ousmane Dembele.
6. In the 2021/22 Champions League season, Benzema scored 15 goals, holding him joint third as top scorer in a season.
7. Benzema scores a goal in the show. Champions League That’s more than the 23 other teams that qualified for this trophy last season, including Juventus, Manchester United, Barca, Atletico Madrid, Inter and Dortmund. too
8. In the 2021/22 Champions League season, he assisted two goals. On average, a direct goal is involved in this tournament every 65 minutes.
9. The 34-year-old star scored a goal in the game. Champions League 10 goals in the 2021/22 knockout stages is the joint-highest record in a single season, just as Cristiano Ronaldo did in 2016/17.
10. Benzema is the fourth player to score in both home and away games. Champions League The same season, both in the round of eight teams. and the semi-final following Fernando Morientes, Neymar and Edin Dzeko
11. The veteran star is the second player to score a hat-trick in a game. Champions League Two consecutive knockout rounds, as Cristiano Ronaldo made his name once morest Bayern and Atletico Madrid in 2017.
12. The goal that the star spearhead scores in the winning game Frankfurt Wednesday saw him overtake Raul to become the Real Madrid’s second all-time top scorer with 324 goals and make 135 fewer appearances than the former Spain striker.
13. Since the battle Champions League birth Benzema is just the fourth player to win both the La Liga and Champions League Golden Boot awards. in the same season
14. In the 2021/22 season, Benzema checked the bill for France with six goals and 10 assists, including the equalizer in Les Bleus’s 2-1 win over Spain. Champions of the UEFA Nations League as well.
