File photo of Barcelona’s Alexia Putelas and Real Madrid striker Karim Benzema,© AFP
Karim Benzema and Alexia Putelas were rewarded for their outstanding season by winning the UEFA Men’s and Women’s Player of the Year awards at a ceremony in Istanbul on Thursday. France striker Benzema captained Real Madrid to victory over Liverpool in the Champions League final and scored 15 goals in the competition, while Putelas was the top scorer in the Women’s Champions League, helping Barcelona reach the final, which they won in Lyon. had lost to. Benzema wins men’s respect ahead of club teammate Thibaut Courtois and Manchester City midfielder Kevin De BruyneAfter Chelsea midfielder jorginho who won the award last year.
The 34-year-old scored a hat-trick against Paris Saint-Germain and Chelsea in the knockout rounds of the Champions League and netted three times in two stages of the semi-final against Manchester City.
He hit a total of 44 times in 46 games as Real also won the Spanish title.
The 28-year-old Putelas claimed the award for the second year in a row despite a serious knee injury that ruled him out of Euro 2022.
She finished ahead of England forward and European champion Beth Mead, joint leading scorer in the tournament, and Germany’s young midfielder Lena Oberdorff.
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Carlo Ancelotti was named best men’s coach for her success with Real, with Dutch woman Sarina Wigman crowned best women’s coach last month after leading England to Euro glory on home soil.
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