France screams for Benzema

Benzema is still on the lips of many. His amazing season has made him the most likely player to win the 2022 Ballon d’Or. In this race, until September or October (when it is handed over, following a change in regulations that means ratings are now based on season numbers rather than calendar year), there are other contenders, such as Lewandowski (current golden shoe), De Bruyne, Mbappe and Sadio Mane. Knowing who will win the Champions League seems important, because a player’s good performance in this final stage can give him a lot of points.

Today, 68% of football fans, regardless of their team, believe that Benzema should win it. This result is from a survey conducted by Odoxa (a prestigious French independent opinion institute). It is noteworthy that the Real Madrid striker outperforms people through his goals and good play.

This is the case, which can be contrasted with the same question that was asked months ago. In October 2021, the same question was asked and the score was 60%, eight points lower.

The survey was conducted on April 21, by quota method, on a sample of 1,005 people representing the French people, and their ages ranged from 18 years and over. This also raised other questions: 50% of French people (whether they like football or not) say they have a good opinion of Benzema, while this figure rises to 71% among those who exclusively say they follow the sport. These figures are 35% and 48% higher than the results obtained in 2015.

And why in 2015? Because it was the year the “Valbuena Affair” exploded, a sensitive issue the Odoxa Institute wanted to ask about as well. And the results say this: 56% of the French (whether they like football or not) “forgive” Karim for it.

Finally, the survey indicates that for the French (whether they like football or not), Benzema is the eighth best player in their history (13%), after Zidane (62%), Mbappe (42%), Platini (39%), Henry (21%), Griezmann (19%), Papen (18%) and Cantona (15%). For the French who love football, he is in fifth place after Zidane, Mbappe, Platini and Henry.

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Real Madrid are almost the champions and on the verge of reaching the Champions League final. Benzema is the top scorer in the Premier League with 25 goals, moreover, he is one of the best players who made assists, with 11 assists.

This season, he played 3440 minutes, spread over 40 matches, and scored 39 goals, practically one goal in each match. At the age of 34, he dreams of winning the Ballon d’Or, and 68% of fans are of the opinion that it should happen.

Source: AS