Cristiano Ronaldo to attend 2022 Ballon d’Or ceremony in Paris to watch friend Karim Benzema lift the award: Reports
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Cristiano Ronaldo and Karim Benzema
According to reports, Cristiano Ronaldo will attend the FIFA Ballon d’Or 2022 ceremony on Monday in Paris October 16. As per reports he is aware that Karim Benzema will likely take home the prize. Between 2009 and 2018, the pair enjoyed a dazzling relationship at Real Madrid.
During their tenure at the club, they collected numerous honours, including two La Liga titles, four UEFA Champions League crowns, and more. During that time, the Portuguese took home four Ballon d’Or titles. But this season, he was unable to make it to the top 30 of the Ballon d’Or shortlist.
Meanwhile, one of the favourites to take home the individual award is Benzema. In 46 games played for Los Blancos last season, he scored 44 goals and contributed 15 assists. He contributed to the team’s victories in the Supercopa de Espaa, UEFA Champions League, and La Liga. According to the aforementioned article, Karim Benzema is expected to win the trophy this year for the first time in his career.
Karim Benzema displayed class once more on Wednesday night in Real Madrid’s record-tying UEFA Super Cup victory over Eintracht Frankfurt at the Olympic Stadium in Helsinki, Finland, hours before the release of the Ballon d’Or 2022 nominations.
The 34-year-old Karim Benzema scored the second goal in the holders of the UEFA Champions League’s routine triumph over the winners of the Europa league. The Frenchman had scored 324 goals for Real Madrid, surpassing the mark held by Raul, a club legend. Only Cristiano Ronaldo now has more goals for Los Blancos than Benzema, scoring 450 goals between 2009 and 2018.
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Karim Benzema preparing for his first Ballon d’Or
His 48 goals and 15 assists during the 2021–22 campaign helped Real Madrid win the UEFA Champions League, La Liga, Supercopa de Espaa, and the Supercopa of Spain. He also helped France win the UEFA Nations League.
Los Blancos manager Carlo Ancelotti praised Benzema as “extremely important, our leader” and claimed that they “are here primarily because of him” because he “scored many vital goals” following the UEFA Super Cup encounter.
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“There are no doubts about who should win the Ballon d’Or, it should be Karim.” Ancelotti told Movistar. “For us he’s the most important and most effective player in the world.”
In 46 appearances for Real Madrid, Benzema scored 44 goals, including 15 in the Champions League. Ten of them happened during the tournament’s knockout rounds.
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