Mbappe, Modric, Van Dijk: UEFA name Champions League Team of the Season
Real Madrid wrote yet another remarkable page in European history over the weekend as they beat Liverpool in the Champions League final.
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Messi tips Benzema for 'deserved' Ballon d'Or
Real Madrid's France star Karim Benezema deserves to win the Ballon d'Or, according to seven-time laureate Lionel Messi.
Lionel Messi backs 'spectacular' Karim Benzema to win Ballon d'Or
Lionel Messi believes there is “no doubt” that Real Madrid striker Karim Benzema deserves to win his first Ballon d’Or this year.
Lionel Messi Tips Karim Benzema For "Deserved" Ballon d'Or
Real Madrid's France star Karim Benezema deserves to win the Ballon d'Or, according to seven-time laureate Lionel Messi. Benzema was crucial in Madrid's Champions League victory this season, culminating with a 1-0 win over Liverpool in Paris on Saturday. Although he did not score in the final, Benzema's back-to-back hat-tricks in the knock-out rounds, starting with a 17-minute treble against Messi's Paris Saint-Germain to overturn a 2-0 aggregate deficit, were crucial to generating the momentum that swept the Spaniards to the title.
Lionel Messi speaks PSG struggles, Real Madrid's UCL win & picks Ballon d'Or winner
Lionel Messi had a tough first season at Paris Saint-Germain.
CHRIS SUTTON: The three Liverpool errors that led to Real Madrid goal
I had highlighted how the high positioning of Liverpool's full backs risked being exposed by Real Madrid in the build-up to the Champions League final, though I feared it would be a counter-attack that undid them.
‘Benzema won it’ – Henry says ‘close the votes’, as Fabregas backs Real teammate for Ballon d’Or
Cesc Fabregas believes Thibaut Courtois deserves to win the Ballon d’Or ahead of Real Madrid teammate Karim Benzema.
'I can't do much more' to win Ballon d'Or - Benzema
Karim Benzema admitted he had done all he could with Real Madrid this season to make himself favourite for the Ballon d'Or after helping the Spanish giants beat Liverpool 1-0 in Saturday's Champions League final in Paris.