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Actual Madrid supervisor Carlo Ancelotti stated he has no doubts that Karim Benzema deserves to win the Ballon d’Or, calling the France ahead “essentially the most environment friendly participant on this planet” after scoring in his crew’s 2-0 UEFA Tremendous Cup win over Eintracht Frankfurt.

Captain Benzema scored Madrid’s second aim within the sixty fifth minute — after David Alaba had put them forward with a first-half header — to say the primary trophy of the season in Helsinki on Wednesday.

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It was Benzema’s 324th aim for Actual Madrid, taking him above membership legend Raul Gonzalez into second place of their record of all-time aim scorers, behind solely Cristiano Ronaldo’s 451.

“[Benzema] is a frontrunner,” Ancelotti advised Movistar. “If we’re right here, it is partly due to him. He scored a variety of targets. Now for the Ballon d’Or… Are there any doubts? I do not suppose anybody has doubts about that.”

Karim Benzema celebrates with the UEFA Tremendous Cup trophy after serving to Actual Madrid to beat Eintracht Frankfurt. Chris Brunskill/Fantasista/Getty Photos

Benzema, 34, is favorite to win the Ballon d’Or later this yr after scoring 27 targets in LaLiga final season — and 15 within the Champions League — to fireside Madrid to the double.

“For us he is crucial participant, he is essentially the most environment friendly participant on this planet on this second,” Ancelotti stated in his post-match information convention. “He was essential to win the Champions League. He did not rating within the last however together with his targets, we performed the ultimate.

“He scored towards [Manchester] Metropolis, towards Chelsea, towards Paris [Saint-Germain]. He is so essential for us, there isn’t any doubt that at this second he is one of the best.”

President Florentino Perez agreed that Benzema — who’s starting his 14th season at Actual Madrid — could be a worthy winner of soccer’s high particular person prize.

“From my standpoint, he already deserved [the Ballon d’Or] final yr, and this yr much more,” he advised Movistar.

Perez additionally prompt that Madrid wouldn’t look to herald a ahead earlier than the switch window closes, regardless of lacking out on Kylian Mbappe.

“Proper now we aren’t considering anything,” he stated. “Have a look at all of the forwards we now have. We have now so many forwards that if [Benzema gets ill] it will not discover.”

Supply: espn.co.uk