Al Duhail defender Medhi Benatia believes his former Juventus teammate Cristiano Ronaldo deserves to win the Ballon d’Or this year, ahead of Barcelona's Lionel Messi.
The Portuguese star has had a fine start to life in Italy, scoring 28 goals across all competitions with his contributions helping Massimiliano Allegri's men clinch the Italian Super Cup and Italian Serie A this term.
Last year, Real Madrid’s Luka Modric ended Ronaldo and Messi duopoly to become the first player to win the Ballon d'Or other than the two stars since 2007.