Messi's show of humility to Benzema that shows why he is the GOAT beyond the awards

There are only seven days left until France Football magazine awards the Ballon d'Or and once again all the spotlights are on Lionel Messi. The argentinian star is the great candidate to win the award in what would be his eighth time. To highlight the preview of the gala, a french media shared a documentary in which Leo praises Karim Benzema on the occasion in which the frenchman won his only award, differentiating himself from Robert Lewandowski when Messi was the winner.

On October 30, the city of Paris will dress up again to receive the awards ceremony given by France Football magazine and which will highlight the prestigious Ballon d'Or, which has Lionel Messi as a great candidate. Who, if he wins the award on this occasion, would reach his eighth award, thus stretching the lead over his main pursuer, who is the portuguese Cristiano Ronaldo with five awards.

But, in the last few hours, the renowned newspaper L'Equipe shared a short documentary that refers to the occasion, in 2022, when Karim Benzema won the prestigious award for the only time. Lionel Messi has a short appearance on the film and there he praised the french scorer, who was his rival for many years when both faced each other in the spanish classics between Real Madrid and FC Barcelona. “I think Benzema was a fair winner. He deserves it for the great year he had and what he has been doing throughout his entire career. "He is a wonderful player and I think that he has this recognition is important for him and for football", he said.

Lionel Messi is the great candidate for the Ballon d'Or and these are the achievements that justify it

There is only one week left until France Football once again bring the Ballon d'Or, and on this occasion the argentinian appears as the great candidate. Among the reasons, there are achievements obtained last season with PSG, such as Ligue 1, the Leagues Cup with Inter Miami and the World Cup they won in Qatar after beating France in the final, and it had him as the Best Player of the tournament, the second highest scorer (7, one less than Kylian Mbappé) and the highest assister with 3 assists on goals.