‘I couldn’t do more’, Benzema struggles for fourth place at the Ballon d’Or

In an interview with Telefoot on Sunday, Karim Benzema returned to the 2021 Ballon d’Or award that eluded him in favor of Lionel Messi, and he was not satisfied with his fourth place. He feels that he cannot do more sports.

In an interview with Telefoot on Sunday, Karim Benzema expressed his disappointment at not winning the Ballon d’Or. Fourth behind Lionel Messi, Robert Lewandowski and Jorginho, this does not satisfy the French international who believes that “fourth, third or second place is the 30th”. “The main thing is to win it,” he said firmly.

“I couldn’t do more”

“I was told I didn’t win enough titles, but I couldn’t do more,” he complained when he won the Nations League with France. But the Real Madrid striker does not give up and is still looking for the precious reward: “It remains a goal and I will try every season to do better than I did last season.”

By winning the Spanish Super Cup, Karim Benzema has won 28 titles in his career and confirms his status as the most successful French player in history: “He is a source of pride but I want to continue.” Close to scoring in Di Stefano’s white shirt, the Frenchman did not expect to witness such success when he arrived in Madrid: “When I arrived, I saw him very far. I didn’t see these numbers as a goal, but today being so close to these legends is exceptional.” “When we get to Real Madrid, we don’t tell ourselves we’re going to stay 10 or 15 years, we just want to win trophies.”

With the departure of Cristiano Ronaldo to Juventus, Karim Benzema became the attacking leader of Real Madrid. But if some see him better in the absence of the Portuguese, he would prefer to qualify: “I learned a lot with Cristiano, I was ready, I worked more, it was only necessary to score some decisive goals.” Today together with Vinicius, he forms a great duo in the Spanish League, 29 goals and 11 assists between them. “It’s really statistically and on the pitch it’s going well. I talk to him a lot, I help him as much as I can because he has so many qualities.”