Surprising, he is Mbappé's teammate but betrayed him by choosing Messi over him

This Monday, October 30, at the Châtelet Theater in Paris, the 2023 Ballon d'Or ceremony will take place, the prestigious award awarded by the renowned magazine France Football. And there Lionel Messi is the main candidate to win again the award, competing mainly alongside Erling Haaland and Kylian Mbappé, for what would be his eighth award.

Beyond the great season that the norwegian Erling Haaland completed at Manchester City, place where he became champion of the UEFA Champions League and the Premier League, the reality is that the performance of Lionel Messi in the World Cup 2022 in Qatar was decisive for the Argentine National Team to become world champions for the third time in its history.

The thing is that, although Messi lost his scoring zeal, he was decisive in tipping the balance in his favor on a stage as big as the World Cup. During the 2022/23 season, he scored 32 goals between Paris Saint-Germain and Inter Miami, in addition to providing 25 assists. As for the collective, he won Ligue 1, the French Super Cup at PSG, and the Leagues Cup with Inter Miami, without forget, of course, the World Cup in Qatar. It would seem that 52 goals and the triplet will not be enough for Haaland.

In this context, with just one day left until the highest award in the world of football is presented, the person who spoke about the award was none other than Olivier Giroud, an experienced french forward who currently plays for AC Milan in Italy and is a teammate of Kylian Mbappé.

Giroud chose Lionel Messi over his teammate Mbappé

The French National Team attacker, teammate of Kylian Mbappé, who witnessed Messi's consecration in Qatar, gave an interview on Telefoot and there supported the Argentine. “Who won the World Cup? This is how it usually works. Furthermore, he played an important role in the World Cup, so I think the Ballon d'Or will go to Lionel Messi”, said France's all-time top scorer. “If France had won the World Cup, they would have won it. Without a doubt, 100%”, added the number 9 of Les Bleus.