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Ronaldo is not selfish, insists Benzema

The Ballon d'Or winner is perfectly willing to pass when the time is right, according to his club-mate, who also praised head coach Zinedine Zidane

Karim Benzema insists that Real Madrid team-mate Cristiano Ronaldo is not a selfish player, despite his eagerness to go for goal whenever possible.

The Portugal star has been tipped to win the 2017 Ballon d'Or after hitting 42 goals in 46 games to fire Madrid to triumphs in La Liga, the Champions League, the UEFA Super Cup and the Club World Cup in the past year.

Critics have often accused him of being more concerned with his individual scoring stats than Barcelona rival Lionel Messi, who registered 19 assists in the past season - seven more than Ronaldo.