Vinicius Jr Ballon d’Or is over for Karim Benzema who obviously followed his former club’s triumph in the Champions League final. The Brazilian is above everyone.
Scorer in the Champions League final, even if it was on a revival gift from Dortmund, Vinicius Junior was clearly the impactful man on the offensive level within Casa Blanca. Jude Bellingham was clumsy, and Rodrygo was quiet. But Real Madrid always knows what to do to win and the Brazilian international is never far away, whether to put on a show or to plant a decisive action. At 23, he already has two Champions Leagues under his belt and is one of the best players in the world. He is even the best according to Karim Benzema, who makes his former teammate, whom he may have mistreated at one time, the future Ballon d’Or. Certainly, the Euro and the Copa America will take place this summer and count for a lot in the balance of the season, but for KB9, there is no one above Vinicius Junior and he deserves the supreme individual reward. It’s not Carlo Ancelotti who will say the opposite, he who saw Vinicius or Bellingham fighting for this title, but against the Englishman, the Brazilian clearly took the upper hand.
Benzema and CR7 can sleep peacefully
A validation which will certainly please the former Flamengo nugget, who slowly but surely made his way to Real Madrid, arriving timidly with poor statistics, before now establishing himself as a player capable of playing in several positions in attack to torment the defenses. The debate for the future Ballon d’Or is launched, and there is no doubt that Real Madrid will in any case have two of the best attackers in the world next season with the arrival of Kylian Mbappé in addition to the presence of the Brazilian star. Enough to ensure a gala succession after the years carried by Karim Benzema and Cristiano Ronaldo previously.
