Karim Benzema, the French Real Madrid striker, expressed his great happiness over the statements made by the Argentine Lionel Messi, the star of Paris Saint-Germain, regarding the Ballon d’Or award
Messi recently stated that “there is no doubt that the Ballon d’Or should go to Benzema this year,” noting that “the French striker had a great season, and was very decisive in his team’s Champions League campaign since the start of the qualifiers”
Benzema said, in co
mments highlighted by the Argentine “TyC Sports” network: “I listened to Messi’s words and they made me very happy .. happy because they came from a player like him .. they give me motivation to do more”
Benzema succeeded last season in winning the Spanish Super and La Liga, as well as winning the Champions League with Real Madrid
Messi won the Ballon d’Or last season, and he has won the award more than 7 times in history
