Mesut Ozil Wants Ballon d’Or Given to ‘Peerless’ Benzema After Impressive Display Against Man City

• Mesut Ozil has backed Karim Benzema to scoop the 2022 Ballon d'Or award following his superlative outing against Manchester City in the UEFA Champions League
• Benzema's Real Madrid stumbled to a 4-3 loss in a thrilling encounter at the Etihad Stadium on Tuesday with the Frenchman bagging a brace to underline his red-hot form
• Ozil, who was teammates with Benzema during his time at the Santiago Bernabeu, is not the only high-profile personality tipping Benzema for the top award after Brazilian legend Ronaldo shared similar sentiments

Former German international Mesut Ozil has called for Karim Benzema to be awarded the 2022 Ballon d'Or award.

The ex-Arsenal and Real Madrid playmaker arrived at his assertion on the back of Benzema's performance for the Los Blancos in the semifinal first-leg tie between Manchester City and Real Madrid.

In a post on Twitter, spotted by Sports Brief, Ozil contends Benzema has been peerless in this campaign and thus merits the coveted individual award.

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Benzema has literally carried the 13-time European champions in this season's competition coming up clutch, especially in the knockout phase of the tournament.

The Frenchman continued from his match-winning heroics against Paris Saint-Germain and Chelsea with a brace in tonight's encounter.

Despite Benzema's goals, they were not enough as the soon-to-be crowned Spanish champions succumbed to a 4-3 first-leg defeat in an entertaining seven-goal thriller.

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There will be everything to play for when Manchester City and Real Madrid face off in the second leg of their semi-final tie after the first leg ended in a 4-3 thrilling win for the Premier League giants.

City appears to have their eyes fixated on winning the European title this season after falling short during last season's final where they lost to Chelsea.

The Citizens have had an epic journey in the competition this term, eliminating Atletico Madrid in the quarter-finals.

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Ronaldo backs Benzema for Ballon d'Or award

Earlier, Sports Brief reported that three-time FIFA World Footballer of the Year Ronaldo Luís Nazário de Lima has tipped in-form Real Madrid forward Karim Benzema as the favourite for the 2022 Ballon d'Or award.

Ronaldo, a multiple winner of the accolade, reckons Benzema's form makes him best placed to win the Ballon d'Or award in a season most contenders have failed to match the performance of the Madrid talisman.

Benzema has been in red-hot form this season literally dragging the Los Blancos to La Liga and UEFA Champions League success with his superlative displays and most especially priceless goals.