The Spanish Super Cup played in Saudi Arabia marks the reunion between Karim Benzema and his former club, Real Madrid. The opportunity for the Al-Ittihad center forward to provide valuable advice to Vinicius Jr. Constantly targeted by opposing audiences and regularly the victim of racist insults, but also perceived as a provocative player, the Brazilian striker He nonetheless remains one of the favorites for the Ballon d’Or for KB9.
“With Vinicius, for example, we talked about the Ballon d’Or, but it was essentially a discussion with everyone, about simple things, about life. What did I say to Vinicius? That he should not listen (the noise around him, editor’s note), that he should not lower his intensity because he is the best player in the world and that he was going to win the Ballon d’Or one day.awarded the 2022 Ballon d’Or to Marca
this Saturday.
A duel at the top
After their success against Mallorca (3-0) in the semi-finals, the Madrilenians will face their historic rivals FC Barcelona in the final this Sunday. A promising poster between the title holder and the vice-champion of Spain.
As a reminder, Casa Blanca however emerged victorious from its confrontation against the Catalan club (4-1) in this same competition during the previous year. However, a first Clasico already took place at the start of the season and ended with a clear victory for the Blaugranas (4-0) at the Bernabéu.
