Karim Benzema’s 2021-2022 season has been one of the best of his career, as he is the leader of Real Madrid, won three titles and was the top scorer in Europe. That is why the UEFA Champions League has recognized him through the coaches as the best player in this edition of the most beautiful and important competition at club level.
The Frenchman played a total of twelve games and during this stretch, he managed to shake the nets in 15 opportunities to overcome the 13 by Robert Lewandowski and thus guide Real Madrid to their fourteenth UEFA Champions League in their career.
These figures They look outrageous for a striker who is one of the most lethal today, in fact, his goalscoring rate increased even more since the knockout stages of the most beautiful tournament at club level began.
In the first instance, the hat-trick against Paris Saint-Germain in the second leg of the round of 16 to come back from the match at the Santiago Bernabéu and thus give the big hit against a team that looked favorite in the series.
Later, against Chelsea FC, he repeated the dose with a new hat-trick to lead the tie against the current champion at that time; for the following match he scored the goal that would give the meringues a pass to the semifinal.
Against Pep Guardiola’s Manchester City in the Etihad Stadium was kind enough to add two new goals in the first leg to leave the tie open for both clubs. In the second leg, Benzema showered himself with glory with a goal on 95 to give Real Madrid the pass to the final.
Despite not having scored in the final against Liverpool, the Frenchman’s presence on the pitch was key to the meringues, since the attacker sowed terror in the defense of the English during every moment of the match.
In this way, this recognition is a mouth opener for what will be endless prizes that “El Gato” can receive. In fact, many world football experts and stars are demanding the Ballon d’Or for the Frenchman.
Read Also:
No hard feelings? Mbappé and Benzema steal the spotlight in their reunion with the French team
Messi gives his favorite to take away the Ballon d’Or and sends a spicy message to Lewandowski and Mbappé