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Author: King Cobra
In the first half of this year, when the 2020-2021 season had just ended, almost no one was optimistic that Messi would win this year's Ballon d'Or. Despite Messi winning the La Liga Golden Boot for the record 8th time, the season he experienced at Barca is still a failure. Although Barca won the Copa del Rey to avoid falling to the point of being empty, La Liga was suppressed by the Madrid duo and only finished third; the Champions League was blocked by Paris Saint-Germain in the quarter-finals by Paris Saint-Germain with a score of 2:5 in two legs, ending the record of 13 consecutive Champions League quarterfinals. At that time, Kante, who won the Champions League and performed well, Levan, who set a single-season goal record in the Bundesliga and won the European Golden Boot, The Manchester City core De Laubne, who won the Premier League title, and mbappe, the representative of the new generation of players, all looked like the popular candidates for the Golden Ball Award.
However, with Kante, Levan, DeLaubone, Mbappe and others out of the European Cup one after another, the European Cup champion Italy has no outstanding star, and Messi performed well in the Copa America, leading the Argentine national team to finally win an important championship honor after 4 finals, Messi naturally became the biggest favorite of the Ballon d'Or.
Voting for the Ballon d'Or has been closed at 6:00 a.m. Beijing time on October 25, and according to the latest Ballon d'Or odds, Messi is 1.5 at the top, Levan is 3.5 second, Salah is 9rd (odds have soared sharply due to the highlight of liverpool's 5-0 strike against Manchester United), Jorginho is 13th fourth, Benzema is 17th fifth. Judging from the odds, Messi's biggest and even only competitor is Levan.
Let's compare their stats and accolades in detail. As of October 24, Messi's annual goal scores are 40 less than Levan's 53, plus the number of assists Messi 54 is still behind Levan's 62, personal data is superior; Personal honors Messi is dominant, Messi has La Liga Golden Boot, Copa America Golden Boot, Copa America Assist King, Copa America Best Player, Levan only has the Bundesliga Golden Boot, European Golden Boot; Team Honor Messi is dominant, Messi has the Copa America, Spanish King's Cup, Levan has the Bundesliga championship, German Super Cup, Club World Cup, Levan is more numerous, but the Copa America is heavier.
In summary, although the 2021 Golden Globe Awards will not be officially announced until November 29, Local Time in France, the suspense is very small, and Messi will win the award for the seventh time in a record.