Another decisive goal in the Champions League and the elimination of a possible rival like Robert Lewandowski of Bayern are two strong arguments in favor of a more than legitimate hypothesis supported today by the Spanish media: Karim Benzema is the big favorite to win the Ball. Gold 2022.
It is in particular the sports newspaper AS to investigate the topic, underlining how the Real Madrid striker, scoring the 2-3 goal in the first overtime of the challenge with Chelsea, has scored for 38 / a in as many games this season, with 12 centers in the most prestigious European club tournament.
"He has a free way", writes AS, to become the fifth French player to win the Ballon d'Or, after Raymond Kopa (1958), Michel Platini (1983, 1984, 1985), Jean-Pierre Papin (1991) and Zinedine Zidane (1998).
Most of his possible contenders are out of the game: PSG's Messi and Mbappé were crippled by the Frenchman's hat-trick at the Bernabeu, Cristiano Ronaldo is out of the game with a disappointing Manchester United, as are Haaland and his Borussia.
The Pole remained, but his goal yesterday at Villarreal was not enough to save Bayern from the elimination that will turn against him in the choices of the winner of the Ballon d'Or.
