{"id":11132,"date":"2022-01-13T21:53:15","date_gmt":"2022-01-13T16:23:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/sports\/?p=180556"},"modified":"2022-01-13T22:14:14","modified_gmt":"2022-01-13T16:44:14","slug":"karim-benzema-elected-as-best-french-player-of-the-year-2021","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/sports\/football\/karim-benzema-elected-as-best-french-player-of-the-year-2021\/","title":{"rendered":"Karim Benzema elected as best \u201cFrench player of the year 2021\u201d"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Real Madrid striker and laliga top scorer Karim Benzema has been nominated for the best \u201cFrench player of the year 2021,\u201d reported <em>France<\/em>\u00a0<em>football\u00a0<\/em>from their official handle.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"fr\" dir=\"ltr\">\u26bd\ufe0f <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Benzema?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@Benzema<\/a> est \u00e0 la une de @francefootball<\/p>\n<p>\ud83c\udfc6 \u00c9lu meilleur joueur Fran\u00e7ais de l'ann\u00e9e 2021, l'attaquant du <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/realmadrid?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@realmadrid<\/a> revient, dans un entretien exclusif, sur le style de buteur qu'il est devenu au fil des ann\u00e9es.<\/p>\n<p>\ud83d\udcf0 Disponible en kiosque samedi avec <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/lequipe?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@lequipe<\/a> et <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/lemaglequipe?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@lemaglequipe<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/ZRydVOIawe\">pic.twitter.com\/ZRydVOIawe<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Ballon d'Or (@ballondor) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ballondor\/status\/1481585648666562560?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">January 13, 2022<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>The striker has been very promising this season for his side and tops the La Liga table with the most goals for Real Madrid. He was also appointed as Most Valuable Player (MVP) for last night\u2019s <em>El Clasico<\/em> for his brilliant performance in the Spanish Super Copa against rivals Barcelona.<\/p>\n<p>Karim was on the pitch for full 120 minutes to assist teammate Vinicius Jr. who was responsible for Real Madrid\u2019s first goal.<\/p>\n<p>The Frenchman contributed for the Los Blancos by netting the second goal of the team in the 72nd minute before Barca\u2019s Ansu Fati equalised. Fede Valverde in the 98th minute scored the winner for the Whites to power them into the final with a 3-2 win against Xavi Hernandez led team.<\/p>\n<p>Benzema seemed to pick up an injury in extra time concerning the fans but the boss stated that he is fine. \u201cKarim is fine,\u201d told Carlo Ancelotti. \u201cHe has had a hit. Now we have time to recover until Sunday,\u201d he further stated, reported\u00a0<em>Football ESPANA.\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"ht\" dir=\"ltr\">\ud83d\udc4d \u00a1<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Benzema?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@Benzema<\/a>, \ud835\udde0\ud835\udde9\ud835\udde3 de <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/ElCl%C3%A1sico?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#ElCl\u00e1sico<\/a>!<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Supercopa?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Supercopa<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/UdgGhLQ23d\">pic.twitter.com\/UdgGhLQ23d<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Real Madrid C.F. (@realmadrid) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/realmadrid\/status\/1481566702248865795?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">January 13, 2022<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>The France international currently tops the La Liga table with 17 goals and has provided 7 assists followed by teammate Vinicius Jr. who has netted 12 goals and has given 4 assists.<\/p>\n<p>13 times UCL champions Real Madrid are bossing La Liga Santander with 49 points and are the top-scoring team (45) with most wins (15) and are yet to be defeated at the Santiago Bernabe\u00fa.<\/p>\n<p>Madrid will be playing the Super Copa final match that is scheduled for Sunday against either Atletico Madrid or Athletic Club is to be decided tonight at 12:30 IST when they clash against each other at the semis.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The striker has been very promising this season and tops the La Liga table with the most goals for Real Madrid. 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