Karim Benzema 'WILL be crowned Ballon d'Or winner tonight'

Karim Benzema ‘WILL be crowned Ballon d’Or winner tonight’ in a LaLiga treble – with Thibaut Courtois ‘set to be named top goalkeeper and Barcelona wonderkid Gavi to claim best young player award’

  • Karim Benzema will be named the 2022 Ballon d’Or winner at tonight’s awards 
  • He scored 27 goals last season and won LaLiga title and the Champions League 
  • The striker will see off Robert Lewandowski and Sadio Mane to bag the award 
  • Thibaut Courtois to win Yashin Trophy and Gavi crowned best young player  

LaLiga is set to dominate tonight’s Ballon d’Or awards ceremony, headlined by Karim Benzema being named as the 2022 Ballon d’Or  winner. 

Paris will host the ceremony and according to Marca, three Spanish-based players will bag the top three awards of the night. 

Benzema is to be crowned Ballon d’Or winner for the first time in his career, while Real Madrid team-mate Thibaut Courtois is set to win the Yashin Trophy for the best goalkeeper and Barcelona’s Gavi will win the Kopa Trophy for the best young player in the world. 

Karim Benzema’s excellent 2022 is set to be rewarded by winning this year’s Ballon d’Or 

The Frenchman bagged the LaLiga title last season and won his fourth Champions League 

French striker Benzema, who scored in Real’s 3-1 El Clasico win over Barcelona on Sunday, has beaten off competition from Polish star Robert Lewandowski and Bayern Munich’s Sadio Mane to bag the prestigious award. 

The Real Madrid skipper netted 27 goals last season and was top scorer in the Champions League with 15, as he led the Spanish giants to both a LaLiga title victory and upset Liverpool to clinch their 14th European Cup crown. 

A win for Benzema, alongside Mane and Lewandowski will mark the first time neither Lionel Messi or Cristiano Ronaldo have appeared in the top three since 2006. 

Lionel Messi won the award in 2021 but neither he or Ronaldo are set to make the top three 

Thibaut Courtois was man of the match in last season’s Champions League win over Liverpool 

The last Real Madrid player to win the Ballon d’Or winner was Luka Modric in 2018, and Benzema will become the eighth different Madrid star to collect the award. 

Benzema’s Real team-mate Thibaut Courtois will scoop the Yashin award to add to his Golden Gloves gong at the 2018 World Cup, after starring for Madrid last season – including his man of the match display in the Champions League Final. 

The Belgian was nominated alongside Alisson Becker, Ederson, Mike Maignan, Yassine Bounou ‘Bono’, Edouard Mendy, Manuel Neuer, Jan Oblak, Kevin Trapp and Hugo Lloris. 

Gavi will follow in the footsteps of stars like Kylian Mbappe and midfield partner Pedri by winning the Kopa Trophy, ahead of names including Jude Bellingham, Bakyo Saka and Jamal Musiala.

Barcelona’s teen sensation Gavi will win the Kopa Trophy for the world’s best young player 




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