Will someone beat Benzema? This is the 'race' for the Ballon d'Or

The rules of evaluation of 'France Football' to deliver the Balloon of Gold changed from this year. From the edition 2022, the experts will evaluate the performance of the players in a season (of August to June) and no of the year calendar (January to December) as to previously. In this sense, any player seems to gather more merits that Karim Benzema during the season 2021-22.

The '9' and captain of the Real Madrid was the big leader and figure of the whites in the obtaining of the 'doublet' (League and Champions), two tournaments in where it was goleador. The one of Lyon added 44 goals in 46 parties during the season, in addition to 15 assistances in a total of 3.819 minutes on the field. In LaLiga, Karim was 'pichichi' with 27 so many and 12 happen goal in 32 apparitions, whereas in the Champions League added 15 goals and 2 assistances in 12 parties.

His tripletes in front of Paris Saint-Germain and Chelsea in eighth and quarter-finals, respectively, were transcendental for the classification of his team. Besides, it converted three so many in the key of semifinals in front of the Manchester City, including the so much of the pass to the final. In total, the Frenchman converted 10 so many in the phases of 'KO', leading the memorables traced back 'merengues' on the way to Paris, where converted a goal cancelled by offside.

France Football Will announce the final list of canddatos the next 12 August, two days after the Supercopa of Europe that will confront to the Madrid with the Eintracht Frankfurt. In addition to Benzema, players like Robert Lewandowski and Mohamed Salah aim to accompany to the Frenchman in the podium. 'Lewi' Obtained his second Boot of Gold thanks to the 50 converted goals with the Bayern Munich, while Salah comes to be 'pichichi' of the Premier League with 23 so many, the same that Heung-Min Are.

Courtois, the 'covered' for the Balloon of Gold 2022

Other madridistas that will be between the finalists of the Balloon of Gold 202 will be Vinícius Júnior and Thibaut Courtois. 'Vini' Was the second maximum goleador white of the season (22 goals, 20 assistances) and hero of the final with the goal of the title beside Courtois, the 'MVP' of the final thanks to his impressive performance in Paris. A total of nine cut across rubricaron to the Belgian like the best goalkeeper of the world in the actuality.

The only goalkeeper in the history in winning the Balloon of Gold was Lev Yashin in 1963. The last two guardamentas in treparse to the podium of the award were Dino Zoff (1973) and Oliver Kahn (2001, 2002). Gianluigi Buffon and Iker Boxes were fourth in the vote of 2009 and 2017. Definitely, Courtois has done merits to be finalist in the edition of 2022, but will reach him to go up to the podium? It will do full the Madrid with Vinícius?