Real Madrid’s Karim Benzema Named UEFA Champions League Player of the Year

Real Madrid’s star striker Karim Benzema was voted UEFA Champions League Player of the Year 2021/22. The Real Madrid forward accepted the award after topping the scoring charts with 15 goals and leading his side to glory in their spectacular comeback streak. The French forward has been a popular Madrid figure having led them to a record 14th European championship, and his fifth since he joined from Lyon in 2009.

Not only did Benzema hit the double for Champions League goals in a first season of his career, but his final 15 goals total also earned him the top spot in the scoring charts. of opponents.

Notably, the joint record of 10 of which was in the knockout stages, which began with a decisive hat-trick late in the game against Paris Saint-Germain in the round of 16.

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He followed up with another treble for Chelsea and then buried the winner in extra time to topple the Spanish holders, before scoring a trio of goals against Manchester City in the semi-final – including the penalty kick in extra time. comeback.

Although Benzema did not add to his record in the finals, he is currently third with Robert lewandowski in the all-time European goalscoring charts.