Hakim Ziyech vs Larbi Benbarek
Morocco against Morocco. The almanac states its case, the crowd votes, you decide.
Hakim Ziyech
Morocco · 2019–21 · RM
- Almanac rating
- 87
- Rank in Morocco
- #5 of 33
- Caps
- 64 · 25 goals
- Clubs
- FC Twente, AFC Ajax, Chelsea
- Honours
- national Player of the Year 2018 · Hall of Fame 2022
Six minutes into the second leg at the Bernabéu on 5 March 2019, Ziyech swept Ajax ahead of the holders, and by full time Real Madrid had lost 4-1 at home and their three-year hold on Europe was over. He won the Champions League and Club World Cup with Chelsea in 2021, the Eredivisie and Dutch Cup double with Ajax in 2019, back-to-back Süper Lig titles with Galatasaray, and led the Eredivisie for assists four times. Career record: 64 caps and 25 goals for Morocco; club career at FC Twente, AFC Ajax, Chelsea; honours include national Player of the Year 2018, Hall of Fame 2022.
Larbi Benbarek
Morocco · 1938–98 · CAM
- Almanac rating
- 90
- Rank in Morocco
- #2 of 33
- Clubs
- Olympique de Marseille, Stade Français Football, Atlético Madrid
France first capped him in Naples on 4 December 1938 and picked him again in October 1954, at 37, and Pelé later said that if he was the king of football, Benbarek was its god. He won La Liga with Atlético in 1950 and 1951, scoring 58 goals in 114 matches there, won 17 caps for France, and received the FIFA Order of Merit in 1998, six years after his death. Career record: club career at Olympique de Marseille, Stade Français Football, Atlético Madrid.
The verdict
The almanac puts Larbi Benbarek ahead by 3 rating points, 90 against 87.
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