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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Kylian Mbappe took unlucky Man City star's place in UEFA's Team of the Season
Following the conclusion of this season’s UEFA Champions League on Saturday when Real Madrid overcame Liverpool 1-0 to secure their 14th success in the competition, UEFA's Technical Observer panel selected and released their 2021/22 Champions League Team of the Season.
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.
2022 Ballon d'Or: Benzema, Mbappe, Salah & Mane among 20 favourites
In March, France Football announced a huge change to the Ballon d’Or voting.
Liverpool let down by poor finishing and frustrated by deep defending
Liverpool have more trophies than goals in cup finals this season. Yes, you read that correctly. They have gone 330 minutes of major showdowns this campaign without scoring a single goal, yet have the FA Cup and Carabao Cup to show for their work.
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.