Being December 24, and although there is still half of the 2022/23 season to go, Robert Lewandowski sees the fight for the Ballon d’Or very tilted in favor of Lionel Messi.
Although what the Frenchman Kylian Mbappé has done cannot be ignored, the 9 of FC Barcelona thinks that, after the World Cup in Qatar 2022, the Argentine genius achieved a considerable advantage.
Now the same thing, it places Lio in the number 1 position to take the next Ballon d’Or from France Football. As it was the World Cup campaign, Lewy He thinks that what happened in the World Cup will be decisive when it comes to individual awards.
LEWANDOWSKI PLACES MESSI AS A FAVORITE FOR THE BALLON D’OR 2022/23
Does the Ballon d’Or already have an owner? Yes… Well, maybe you have one more player (Mbappé), but, in addition, they play in the same club (they will share successes). Of course, everything depends on the World Cup. Leo is now in the first position, for sure. What he has achieved so far… It means everything to him and, now, I can enjoy it »declared the top scorer in the world in 2019, 2020 and 2021, in an interview for Sports world.
Remember that the Ballon d’Or is no longer an annual award, but a seasonal one. That is why the World Cup will enter the award for the 2022/23 academic year. And, well, in that period, nobody has been superior to Messi. This without considering that he won the most important tournament that exists, being MVP of the final and lifting the Ballon d’Or of the contest.
So far in the 2022/23 period, taking club and national team into account, Lionel has accumulated 19 goals and 19 assists in 27 games. Champion of the Champions Cup (being MVP), French Super Cup champion (being MVP) and World Cup champion (being Ballon d’Or, MVP of the final and after converting in all phases). Just intractable.
THE EIGHTH IS ON THE WAY.
Undefeated Data. Lionel Messi is the only player in all of history who has been able to convert in the group stage, round of 16, quarterfinals, semifinals and final in the same World Cup. Record.
Did you know…? Lionel Messi (42) is only 1 title away from equaling Dani Alves (43) as the most winning footballer in the history of the sport. Brutal.