I was happy when he was leaving Liverpool but not happy with the club he went to. Liverpool underated Mane and were the causes of his problem of not been put forward as a world star, the attention was always on Mo Salah even when it was clear Mane was the better of the duo even though Mo Salah was the goal scorer but before there is a goal scorer, it means the players behind him are putting on some impressive display to create such chances for him to score.
Mane would had opted to go to La Liga, that club he went to isn't taken as a serious club. I don't even think there has been a Ballon d'or winners in that club history or probably Mane would had stay in premier league to him any of the big six win the premier league and the champions league then there wouldn't be anyone against clowning him the best player in the world as his influence would be felt in any premier league top side he plays in.
Even though that Benzema is considered a French guy but he has Algerian = African origins. When he won Ballon d'Or, it is France that won it but I assume if he lost it, it would be the Algerian or Real Madrid player wasn't successful to grab it
Anyway, Benzema deserved it. Lewandowski deserve it. Mane and Salah deserve it. They cannot split it between them, but guess which player was successful to win many trophies past season and was actively helping to achieve that? Benzema..
If Liverpool won EPL and CL, it will be Salah or Mane for sure. If Bayern won CL, Lewandowski will be the one. AFAIK, that's the reason that push everyone to support Benzema rather than the others.