Real Madrid's Benzema named Champions League Player of the Season
Real Madrid forward Karim Benzema has been named the Champions League Player of the Season after a stellar 2020-21 campaign where he finished as top scorer, UEFA said on Tuesday.
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Benzema named as Champions League player of the Season
Karim Benzema has been named as the Champions League player of the tournament after a standout campaign with Real Madrid. The French International, 34 scored 15 goals in 12 Champions League games as Los Blancos won a 14th European Cup along with the La Liga title. Team mates Thibaut Courtois, Luka Modric and Viniscus Junior join Benzema in the team of the season.
Real Madrid's Karim Benzema Named UEFA Champions League Player Of Season
Real Madrid star forward Karim Benzema has been named as the 2021/22 UEFA Champions League Player of the Season. The Real Madrid striker took the award after topping the scoring charts with 15 goals and driving his team to glory during their run of breath-taking comebacks. The French striker was a talismanic figure for Madrid as he drove them on to a record 14th European title, and his fifth since he joined from Lyon in 2009.
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