He won Ballon d'Or and thought he was better than Messi, the lesson for Benzema

Karim Benzema won the Ballon d'Or 2022 and from the Spanish press they began to compare him with Lionel Messi and even wanted to put him at the same level as the captain of the Argentine team. However, now a fact comes to light that leaves any attempt to want to put the Frenchman on the same level as Leo on the floor.

The '10' of the Albiceleste shone in one more day of the Champions League. Against Maccabi Haifa, the 'Flea' scored a brace and gave two assists, and confirmed that he is the most outstanding element of PSG.

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Thus, he increased his numbers in the most important tournament at club level and confirmed his superiority against Benzema. According to the portal 'Pop Foot', Lionel Messi is in fourth place among the most decisive players in the last five years of the Champions League.

The Argentine is only surpassed by Robert Lewandowski, Kylian Mbappé and Mohamed Salah. For its part, the current Ballon d'Or is in the sixth position.

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Although they indicated that he was Finished and who no longer has a hierarchy in European competition, Lionel Messi has been involved in 48 goals, in the last five seasons of the Champions League. For his part, Karim Benzema had direct participation in 42 Real Madrid goals. Despite the fact that they put him at the height of the 'Flea', he is far from being compared to the Argentine, who is already setting his sights on the World Cup in Qatar.