He thinks he has already won the Ballon d'Or, the worst news that Messi gives to Erling Haaland

The season came to a close in Europe with Manchester City's victory over Inter in the UEFA Champions League final and football fans began to speculate about who might be the winner of the Ballon d'Or to be awarded on October 30. . The victory of the Citizens in Istanbul places Erling Haaland as a great favourite, but in the same way it could not reach him against Lionel Messi.

The Norwegian registered 52 goals and nine assists in 53 games, but he also finished the course as Premier League champion, FA Cup champion, UEFA Champions League champion, Premier League Golden Boot, Champions League goalscorer, absolute MVP and young MVP of the Premier League, top scorer of the entire European season and player in the Premier League with the most goals in the same campaign.

Now, Messi not only competes with his more than 20 goals and 20 assists (the only footballer to achieve it within the five major leagues) and obtaining the Qatar 2022 World Cup as MVP of the same, which earned him to be named The Best; but also the determination of both in the key instances was abysmal. While Leo scored two goals in the World Cup final against France and registered a score of 9.2 according to Sofa Score, Haaland did not score in the semifinals or the Champions League final.

Messi will seek to continue increasing his record in Ballons d'Or

Messi is already the top winner of the France Football award with seven, but now, close to turning 36, he is facing the possibility of getting his eighth and stretching the difference to three with Cristiano Ronaldo's five. In addition, it is worth mentioning that this would be the last, since the MLS is not considered a competitive league for future nominations.