| ▲ Lionel Messi failed to win the Ballon d’Or vote expected by fans. |
[스포티비뉴스=서재원 기자, 이건희 인턴 기자] Lionel Messi (34), who is aiming for the ‘7th career award’, failed to advance to the final in the Ballon d’Or vote chosen by fans.
British media ‘Give Me Sports’ unveiled the Ballon d’Or winners chosen by fans on the 27th (Korean time). Voting was conducted in the form of a tournament through a social networking service (SNS) hosted by ‘Transfermarkt’.
The Ballon d’Or winner predicted by fans was Robert Lewandowski (33). Lewandowski scored 41 goals last season, breaking Gerd Muller’s most goals in a season (40 goals) in a German Bundesliga in 49 years. This season, he has scored 14 goals in 12 appearances in the Bundesliga, showing a sense of goal scoring.
On the other hand, Messi, who is considered a strong candidate for the Ballon d’Or along with Lewandowski, lost to Mohamed Salah (29) in the semifinals.
Messi led Argentina to victory at the ‘2021 Copa America’ this season and lifted his first ‘major’ trophy. Last season for Barcelona, he scored 30 goals and provided 15 assists in the Spanish La Liga. However, this season, he moved to Paris Saint-Germain (PSG) in Ligue 1, France, and has been sluggish with one goal and one assist in six matches in Ligue 1.
Salah led Liverpool’s attack with 22 goals and 6 assists in the English Premier League last season and 11 goals and 8 assists in 12 games this season.
The player who advanced to the quarterfinals with them was Cristiano Ronaldo (36). Ronaldo has 29 goals and 3 assists for Juventus in Serie A last season and 4 goals and 2 assists in the Premier League this season when he moved to Manchester United.
Meanwhile, the Ballon d’Or awards ceremony will be held in Paris, France on the 30th.
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