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The winner of the Ballon d'Or is in the final of the Champions League, and it is neither Benzema nor Salah

By Hector Garcia

This player would take away Benzema and Salah's possible Ballon d'Or.

This player would take away Benzema and Salah's possible Ballon d'Or.

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Thibaut Courtois has been one of Real Madrid's great heroes this season. The Merengue goalkeeper has saved the team on multiple occasions in the Spanish League, but above all, in the Champions League. The Belgian has been fundamental for Carlo Ancelotti's team to reach the final of Europe's elite competition against Liverpool.

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Beyond the fact that Karim Benzema is the favorite to win the Ballon d'Or, along with Mohamed Salah, the Real Madrid goalkeeper could be among the nominees to win the award, or at least he should be.

Courtois has made 51 appearances this season and has had countless saves that have helped Real Madrid have a very successful season. The 30-year-old goalkeeper has proven that he is the best in the world, above goalkeepers like Jan Oblak, Allison, or Benjamin Mendy.

Can Courtois win it?

Officially, the nominees for the Ballon d'Or, to be held in October, have not been officially designated, but it is already known that Benzema and Salah will fight for the award, however, Courtois raises his hand to win the award.

In the history of soccer, only one goalkeeper has won this award and that was Lev Yashin, a player who belonged to Spartak Moscow and did it in 1963.

The Black Spider beat Italy's Gianni Rivera of Milan with 73 points and Tottenham's Englishman Jimmy Greaves with 55 points. It was only the eighth edition of the list of the best.

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