Benzema deserves to win Ballon d'Or, says Messi
Football | May 31, 2022 18:09 ISTBenzema scored 44 goals in 46 matches with his club this season, and equalled Madrid great Raul Gonzalez as the club’s second-highest scorer with 323 goals.
Benzema scored 44 goals in 46 matches with his club this season, and equalled Madrid great Raul Gonzalez as the club’s second-highest scorer with 323 goals.
He's no longer the prolific speedy winger of his Barcelona glory days. The Argentina star has lost a bit of pace but compensates with his vision and technique to still have an impact on the game.
PSG were leading 2-0 on aggregate in the round of 16's second leg with half an hour to go before Karim Benzema scored a hat-trick inside 17 minutes to take the game away from the Parisians.
Benzema responded to another goal by Mbappe by scoring a hat trick in less than 20 minutes in the second half.
Messi had one of his best games for Paris Saint-Germain as the runaway leader profited from bad goalkeeping to win.
The Bayern Munich forward on Monday overturned the result last month of the Ballon d'Or prize where he placed second behind Messi, who finally led Argentina to a senior title at the 2021 Copa América.
Salah, who has 18 months left on his current Liverpool contract, has been in talks with the club about an extension but hasn't yet received what he deems an acceptable offer.
PSG resumed training earlier this week, raising the prospect of further infections in the squad.
PSG coach Mauricio Pochettino is uncertain when Messi will be able to return to France, or whether he can recover in time to play away to Lyon in the league next Sunday.
Follwing a year marred with COVID-19 pandemic, which brought in some meteoric changes in football landscape, Indiatvnews.com handpicks the top 10 moments from football in 2021.
Sergio Ramos came on as a substitute after the break, but he was sent off five minutes from the end for a second yellow card.
In the overall list, Sachin is ahead of former US president Donald Trump, Bollywood superstars Shah Rukh Khan, Amitabh Bachchan and also present India captain Virat Kohli.
Following a re-draw of UEFA Champions League in Nyon on Monday, Real Madrid were drawn against Lionel Messi's PSG.
After years of rivalry at Barcelona and Real Madrid, Messi and Ronaldo will square off in Champions League Round of 16 as PSG draw Manchester United in UCL draw.
Zlatan Ibrahimovic became only third player after Cristiano Ronaldo and Lionel Messi to score 300 goals in Europe's top five leagues.
Messi added his own double, the first a curler from outside the area and the second a penalty, and has now scored against a record-extending 38 different teams in the Champions League.
PSG will rely on Mbappe and Messi to crack the joint-tightest defense in the league
Alexia Putellas became the third winner of the women's award for an outstanding season with Barcelona and Spain.
The game also featured the debut of Sergio Ramos, who recovered from injury to make his first appearance in the French league for PSG.
Second-place Argentina qualified after Chile lost 2-0 at home to third-place Ecuador.
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