REAL MADRID’S KARIM BENZEMA HOLDS THE 2022 BALLON D’OR TROPHY BEFORE THE SPANISH LA LIGA SOCCER MATCH BETWEEN REAL MADRID AND SEVILLA AT THE SANTIAGO BERNABEU STADIUM, MADRID, SPAIN, OCTOBER 22, 2022. KARIM BENZEMA WINS THE 2022 BALLON D’OR AFTER SUCCESSFULLY BEATING SADIO MANE, KEVIN DE BRUYNE, ROBERT LEWANDOWSKI, TO MOHAMED SALAH. REAL MADRID ANNOUNCED THAT KARIM BENZEMA SUFFERED A MUSCLE INJURY IN HIS LEFT THIGH. THIS SITUATION MADE MADRID UNABLE TO PLAY BENZEMA WHEN THEY MET RB LEIPZIG IN THE CHAMPIONS LEAGUE.

THE FRENCH NATIONAL TEAM STRIKER WAS ORIGINALLY INCLUDED IN THE LIST OF LOS BLANCOS PLAYERS TO FACE SEVILLA, IN THE 11TH WEEK OF LA LIGA MATCH AT THE SANTIAGO BERNABEU, SUNDAY (10/23/2022) NIGHT WIB

BUT RECENTLY, KARIM BENZEMA ‘S NAME WAS REMOVED FROM THE LIST OF REAL MADRID PLAYERS . THE 34-YEAR-OLD PLAYER WAS UNABLE TO PLAY DUE TO AN INJURY.

ALTHOUGH NOT REINFORCED BY BENZEMA, REAL MADRID MANAGED TO SILENCE SEVILLA WITH A SCORE OF 3-1.

THE THREE EL REAL GOALS WERE SCORED BY LUKA MODRIC IN THE 5TH MINUTE, LUCAS VAZQUEZ IN THE 79TH MINUTE, AND FEDERICO VALVERDE IN THE 81ST MINUTE. THE SINGLE GOAL FOR SEVILLA AGAINST REAL MADRID WAS SCORED BY ERIK LAMELA IN THE 54TH MINUTE.

THIGH MUSCLE INJURY TO CONFIRM HIS CONDITION, KARIM BENZEMA UNDERWENT AN EXAMINATION. AS A RESULT, THE 2022 BALLON D’OR WINNER SUFFERED AN INJURY TO HIS LEFT THIGH MUSCLE.

HOWEVER, IT IS STILL NOT KNOWN EXACTLY HOW LONG KARIM BENZEMA WILL HAVE TO BE SIDELINED TO RECOVER FROM HIS INJURY.

THERE IS SOMETHING INTERESTING ABOUT THE APPEARANCES OF THE 2022 BALLON D’OR WINNER KARIM BENZEMA IN THE LAST THREE SEASONS. HE IS ALWAYS SEEN WEARING A WHITE BANDAGE THAT COVERS THE PALM OF HIS RIGHT HAND WHEN COMPETING IN ALL COMPETITIONS. AS IF IT HAS BECOME A HALLMARK UNTIL NOW, BUT IT TURNS OUT THAT THERE IS A SPECIAL REASON FOR HIM TO WEAR THESE ACCESSORIES, WHICH IN FACT ARE FAR FROM THE ELEMENTS OF STYLE WHICH EVENTUALLY BECAME THE INSPIRATION FOR ADIDAS RELEASING A SHORT FILM TITLED HAND OF GOLD.

MEANWHILE, REAL MADRID COACH CARLO ANCELOTTI SAID KARIM BENZEMA WOULD BE ABSENT WHEN HE MET RB LEIPZIG IN THE FIFTH MATCH OF GROUP F OF THE CHAMPIONS LEAGUE AT RED BULL ARENA, 26 OCTOBER.

EVEN SO, ANCELOTTI IS NOT WORRIED ABOUT BENZEMA’S INJURY. THE ITALIAN COACH IS OPTIMISTIC THAT KARIM BENZEMA CAN RETURN TO PLAY WHEN MADRID FACE GIRONA AT THE SANTIAGO BERNABEU, OCTOBER 30, 2022.

BENZEMA WON THE GOLDEN BALL WITH A POINT ADVANTAGE THAT IS QUITE FAR COMPARED TO HIS COMPETITORS.

IN THE AWARDS NIGHT WHICH TOOK PLACE AT THE THEATER DU CHATELET IN PARIS, TUESDAY (18/10/2022) EARLY MORNING WIB, THE STRIKER COLLECTED 549 POINTS. HE IS UP TO 356 POINTS AHEAD OF SADIO MANE WHO OCCUPIES THE SECOND POSITION.

“SEEING THIS AWARD IN FRONT OF ME MAKES ME VERY PROUD OF WHAT I HAVE DONE. I HAVE TWO ROLE MODELS, ZIDANE AND RONALDO, AND I ALWAYS DREAMED THAT ANYTHING WAS POSSIBLE,” BENZEMA SAID.