Karim Benzema is having a fantastic season and is rightly considered the favorite to win the Golden Ball.

However, last night something unusual happened to him against Osasuna, where he lost two penalties within a few minutes.

It had been 16 years since a player missed two penalties in one game, from Espanyol’s Raul Tamudo when he did so against Betis.

Benzema in general has lost 4 penalties with Real and all this in 2022.

In addition to two penalties against Osasuna, he also failed from 11 meters against Elche and Celta Vigo.

However, coach Carlo Ancelotti has full confidence in the French footballer.

“Benzema will score next time. He will shoot again,” said the Italian coach.

“Even in this game, if there was a penalty, Benzema would still shoot. It happens to all players to lose the penalty”, added Ancelotti after the game.

In general, there are 7 penalties that Benzema has lost, as he had lost the other three with the jersey of the French National Team.