Footage of Karim Benzema’s First Goal After Winning Ballon d’Or Prize Spotted

• Federico Valverde, Karim Benzema and Marco Asensio were on target as Real Madrid maintained their unbeaten run to the season with a comprehensive win against Elche
• Benzema, who won the Ballon d'Or earlier this week, scored his first goal since being named the winner of the prestigious gong
• The win stretches Madrid's lead at the summit of the league table with 28 points, albeit playing one game more than closest rivals Barcelona

Karim Benzema marked his Ballon d'Or success with a goal as Real Madrid thrashed lowly-placed Elche on Wednesday night.

Benzema found the back of the net on three occasions, however two were ruled out for offside as Los Blancos continued their unbeaten start to the season.

The 34-year-old broke the game's deadlock after just six minutes, but his celebration was shortlived with the VAR ruling his goal out for offside.

Wholesome video of Benzema and his son taking pictures before winning 2022 Ballon d'Or award spotted

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He found the back of the net for the second time a minute after the hour mark but was again ruled out, as noted by ESPN.

However, Benzema will be third-time lucky when he caressed the ball into the net after a neat exchange with Rodrygo.

His goal caps off a great week which saw him become the fifth Frenchman to win the Ballon d'Or prize since Zinedine Zidane, who won the prestigious award in 1998, Republic World reports.

Elche 0-3 Real Madrid

Benzema scoops Ballon d'Or award

Karim Benzema clinched the 2022 edition of the Ballon d'Or on the back of a sterling campaign with Real Madrid, which culminated in Champions League success.

Benzema, who was the overwhelming favourite ahead of the awards ceremony, beat competition from Bayern Munich's Sadio Mane and Robert Lewandowski of Barcelona to annex the prestigious diadem.

Karim Benzema's brilliant response when he was told he was the second-oldest Ballon d'Or winner

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The Real Madrid frontman scored an outstanding 44 goals in 46 games for Los Blancos, including 15 in the UEFA Champions League.

Madrid seal easy win over Elche

Earlier, Sports Brief reported that Karim Benzema celebrated his Ballon d'Or win this week with a goal in Real Madrid's comfortable 3-0 win over Elche on Wednesday night, in which they also had three goals disallowed for offside.

Fede Valverde and Marco Asensio scored the other goals as the La Liga leaders cruised to victory.

Benzema, though, was the star turn: he hit the back of the net three times in total but had two scratched off, while David Alaba also had an effort ruled out.