As per seven-time winner\u00a0Lionel Messi, Real Madrid’s and France superstar Karim Benezema deserves to triumph the\u00a0Ballon d’Or.<\/p>\n

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Benzema was imperative in Madrid’s Champions League win this season, finishing with a 1-0 win over Liverpool in Paris.<\/p>\n

\u201cThere’s no doubt, it’s very clear that Benzema has had a spectacular year and has ended it by winning the Champions League,\u201d Messi said.<\/p>\n

\u201cHe was crucial from the last-16 onwards in every match and I think there’s no doubt that Benzema deserves to win the Ballon d’Or.\u201d<\/p>\n

Messi, 34, having spent his entire career at FC Barcelona, moved to PSG a year ago where he has grappled to give his best form.<\/p>\n

He confessed it had been \u2018a difficult change\u2019 and that the first day he took his children to school in Paris, he left \u2018crying\u2019.<\/p>\n

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Messi being caught by COVID-19 at the end of 2021, he is convinced the virus has left \u2018scars\u2019 in his lungs whilst he also admitted the Champions League defeat versus Real was \u2018a tough blow\u2019.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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