For a long time, Karim Benzema was under the shadow of the greatest players from Real Madrid and even Barcelona. For nine years (2009-2018), he was just a partner to the best player on the team, Cristiano Ronaldo. It was until he decided to leave Real Madrid that the French striker had the opportunity to be the protagonist of the Spanish team.
After the first season without Ronaldo on the team, it seemed that everything was lost and they needed to replace him as soon as possible. Real Madrid wanted a goal-scoring leader who could always save the team. That was when Benzema finally step up and became that icon the Spanish side needed.
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And last season he proved to be better than Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo. In the round of 16 of the UEFA Champions League against Paris Saint Germain, Benzema showed an outrageous level and scored three goals in 15 minutes. Destroying the favorite team to win the competition. How did Messi do during those fixtures? It's hard to evaluate since the Argentine hasn't scored a single goal against Real Madrid since Ronaldo left the squad.
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The nominees for the Ballon d'Or were revealed in August and everyone was surprised by the absence of the top winner of the award, Lionel Messi (seven times winner). However, that and the World Cup seem to have inspired the Argentine since this season he has remarkable statistics. In 14 games he has participated in 16 goals. He scored eight and assisted eight times. He is already thinking about next year's edition and wants another trophy for his cabinet.
