Karim Benzema ‘WILL Be Crowned Ballon d’Or Winner Tonight’

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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. 

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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.