Though Benzema is the runaway favorite this 12 months, he’s not with out his pretenders to the throne. Luckily for him, there are fairly convincing arguments in opposition to most of his major challengers.
Kylian Mbappe’s numbers are robust, as are Robert Lewandowski’s, however an absence of trophies weakens every participant’s case considerably.
Kevin De Bruyne has been talismanic at occasions, however has not produced anyplace close to the identical quantity of assertion performances as Benzema.
In the meantime, Mohamed Salah slowed down considerably after a lightning begin to the 2021-22 marketing campaign.
AFCON winner Sadio Mane is Benzema’s largest menace, however Liverpool’s failure to elevate both the Premier League or the Champions League imply even he absolutely can’t stop the veteran’s maiden Ballon d’Or triumph.