It was in the second half of yesterday’s La Liga game away at Elche that Karim Benzema wore his special Adidas X 2022 Ballon d’Or football boots for the first time. He wore the Adidas X Speedflow Champions Code soccer cleats in the first half.

The second half of the game against Elche saw Benzema wear Adidas X 2022 Ballon d’Or football boots.

Because they were based on Benzema’s favorite old Adidas X Speedflow model instead of the newer Adidas X Speedportal, it was clear from the training shots that the 2022 Ballon d’Or shoes were not the newer model.

When Real Madrid plays Elche tonight in La Liga, Karim Benzema will wear his new white and gold Adidas 2022 Ballon d’Or football boots for the first time. But he will be wearing a different style of boot than the one Adidas showed off.

Karim Benzema trains in Adidas 2022 Ballon d’Or soccer cleats that are camouflaged. These are actually old Adidas X Speedflow shoes.

The special Adidas X Karim Benzema 2022 Ballon d’Or soccer cleat looks the same as the boots Adidas showed off. On the tech side, there is a big difference, though.

The Adidas X 2022 Ballon d’Or football boots that Karim Benzema wears are based on the Adidas X Speedflow.1 and not the Adidas X Speedportal.1. The heel counter and the top show this.

In fact, Karim Benzema has never worn the Adidas X Speedportal since they came out. He wore the Adidas X Speedflow.1 “Champions Code” version in the 22–23 season, just like he did at the end of the 21–22 season.