While Messi said that Benzema deserved the Ballon d'Or, what Cristiano did
The Portuguese cared little for the award given to his former teammate at Real Madrid.
Months ago, Lionel Messi was asked about who should win the Ballon d'Or 2022. Without hesitation, the captain of the Argentine national team said that Karim Benzema deserved it. Finally, the Frenchman won the award and was congratulated by some of his former teammates at Real Madrid.
The one who was not present was Cristiano Ronaldo and caused the outrage of the fans of the 'merengue' team. Leo Messi showed his humility and confessed that Benzema had been the most outstanding player.
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In contrast, Cristiano Ronaldo had no sign of congratulations towards the French team, who won four titles last season and beat players like Sadio Mané and Kevin de Bruyne in the votes.
Despite the fact that they were teammates from 2009 to 2018, when the Portuguese left Real Madrid, Cristiano did not congratulate Benzema by any means. Something that did not happen with elements like Sergio Ramos, Marcelo or Casemiro, who did express their emotion for the first Gallic striker's Ballon d'Or.
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While Karim Benzema won the Ballon d'Or, Cristiano finished in 20th position for France Football. In addition, the Portuguese season is to be forgotten. He only registers two goals, he pressed to finalize his departure, but no big club wanted him. He was rejected by teams like Real Madrid, Atlético de Madrid, PSG, Bayern Munich, Chelsea, among others.
