Rio Ferdinand chose who is the best in the world. Benzema or Lewandowski? straight soccer

Posted On: November 26, 2022

He won the Ballon d’Or last time Leo Messia Karim Benzema finished fourth, behind Jorginho i Robert Lewandowski. – I was closed. Maybe this year it will work? I am having a very good season now. The “Ballon d’Or” is motivation, but not only personal. I’m including the team because if I can lead them to trophies, there will inevitably be individual rewards as well,” Benzema told L’Equipe. And he’s moved from words to deeds.

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There’s no bigger hero in La Liga than the Frenchman, who has 24 goals and 11 assists in 30 games. But it was only in the Champions League that he set off the real bombs. First his hat trick knocked out PSG and now they have beaten Chelsea 3-1.

Two hat-tricks in a row in the Champions League? So far, only three players can boast of such a feat. They were: Luiz Adriano in 2014, Leo Messi in 2016 and a year later Cristiano Ronaldo. There are growing voices that the Frenchman becomes the main favorite to win the Ballon d’Or in 2022.

– Benzema? I am convinced he is halfway to having his name on the Ballon d’Or,” said Rio Ferdinand, one of the greatest defenders in the history of English football, after the game.

He added: “Benzema is the talisman and the leader of Real Madrid. When the opportunity presented itself, Cristiano Ronaldo came out of the shadows. He took control of the team. We can talk about Lewandowski, “a fantastic striker. You could say that Harry Kane is back in top form, but Benzema has now jumped to a whole new level. He’s the best striker in the world,” said the former Manchester United player.

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Benzema pursues Lewandowski

Cristiano Ronaldo remains the all-time top scorer in the Champions League with 140 goals. The second place on the podium is occupied by Lionel Messi with 125 goals to his name. Lewandowski failed to improve his goalscoring tally (85 goals), while Benzema was definitely closer to third place in the Polish representative’s standings. The Frenchman is just three goals behind the Bayern Munich striker.