DBasia.news – Spanish media, Mundo Deportivo, claims the victory of Barcelona superstar, Lionel Messi, in the Ballon d’Or 2019. Messi is expected to defeat Cristiano Ronaldo and Virgil van Dijk in the award that would be announced on December 2, 2019 in Paris, France.
Ballon d’Or 2019 will be announced at the beginning of December 2019. Messi, Ronaldo and Van Dijk are predicted to be the top three candidates to win the award that ordain the status of the world’s best players.
The three were also the top candidates for the FIFA World Player of the Year version and Messi won it above Van Dijk and Ronaldo. Messi and Ronaldo are competing at the Ballon d’Or award, as they both have won five Ballon d’Or.
If the predictions from Mundo Deportivo are correct, Messi would win the 2019 Ballon d’Or, then La Pulga will win the sixth Ballon d’Or and through the record of his rival, Cristiano Ronaldo. Van Dijk was also the winner’s favorite.
The Dutch defender took Liverpool to the 2018-19 Champions League, European Super Cup, and broke the club record, 97 points, in the Premier League. The Reds – the nickname of Liverpool – are still fighting to end the Premier League title this season.
While Messi won 10
LaLiga titles last season with Barcelona, scoring 36 goals, creating 13
assists, from 36 matches with Barcelona. The 32-year-old player also scored 12
goals in the 2018-19 Champions League.