The Golden Ball goes as planned for Karim Benzema! He wins by the biggest margin in history

In the words of the wrestler Karlos “Terminator” Vémola: “Did you expect something else?” Karim Benzema is expected to become the best footballer for 2022 and also the biggest difference from second place in history.

It had the season of a lifetime. Karim Benzema led Real Madrid to victory in La Liga, Champions League and Spanish Super Cup. In particular, with his performances in the millionaire contest, he has made it clear who will go for the most valuable individual prize.

5 goals and an assist in the group stage, a hat-trick in the round of 16 against PSG, a hat-trick in the quarter-finals against Chelsea, the decisive return goal against the Blues. Two goals in the first semi-final against Manchester City, a decisive goal and an assist in the return leg.

In total, Benzema finished the Champions League with a record of 15 goals and 2 assists, scoring 10 goals in the knockout stage. It would be hard to see such an individually successful year recently, we should probably go back to the days of Cristiano Ronaldo in 2014-2018.

In the end, the French striker finished the season with a record of 44 goals and 15 assists. He is the second number that makes him unique, he is not a classic striker, shooter and killer in the area, he is an attacking midfielder in the body of a ‘nine’ who can create opportunities for others as well.

It deservedly went down in history along with names such as Ronaldo, Messi, Figo, Ronaldinho, Zidane, Kaká and Modrič, who have won the Ballon d’Or.

Second place for Sadio Mané, third place for Robert Lewandowski. Voters had virtually no competition for Benzema, so the 34-year-old Frenchman won the Ballon d’Or by the largest second-place margin in history.

According to the GOAL newspaper, the organizers of France Football were shocked at the number of votes Benzema eventually got. This also shows that the Ballon d’Or 2022 is in the right hands.