Ballon d’Or winner on October 17, Karim Benzema has yet to receive (yet?) the congratulations of his former Real Madrid teammate Cristiano Ronaldo, a five-time singles cup winner.
Karim Benzema, the fifth French player to win the Ballon d’Or on October 17 at the Théâtre du Châtelet in Paris, fulfilled his dream of winning the most beautiful individual differences after the high-flying 2021-2022 season, both collective (Champions League, Liga) at the individual level (44 goals and 15 assists in all competitions).
Having struggled with injuries for a few weeks, the former Lyon has had less impressive stats this season, scoring just six goals and one assist in 12 games in all competitions.
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CR7 message is long overdue
On the eve of returning to the French national team to compete in the World Cup, Benzema was at Groupama Stadium on Friday to present the Ballon d’Or to Lyon fans. A few hours later, the Real Madrid striker gave an interview to Téléfoot as he returned to his coronation during the Ballon d’Or gala. In the TF1 microphone, he admitted that he had not received a congratulatory message from his former Real Madrid teammate, Cristiano Ronaldo. “No, I haven’t got it yet. Quiet,” said the captain of Merengo simply.
As a reminder, the two men played 342 matches together between 2009 and 2018, in four Champions Leagues and two Spanish championships in the white shirt. The Nuevi team scored 29 goals thanks to a display by the Portuguese, while the quintet of the Golden Ball scored 47 goals thanks to his former teammate.
