MOSCOW, Oct 14 FC Barcelona forward Robert Lewandowski says that Real Madrid striker Karim Benzema is the top candidate for the Ballon d'Or. Paris Saint-Germain striker Lionel Messi said earlier that Benzema would receive the Ballon d'Or as he had a great season and proved himself in the League champions. The award ceremony will take place on October 17. «He is probably the main candidate for the Ballon d'Or. Unless, of course, it is canceled, then he must win it,» Movistar Plus quotes Lewandowski. In 2021, the Pole took second place in the voting, losing to Messi, for whom this Golden Ball was the seventh in his career.
