As well it knows all the world, one of the criteria that more votes add to the hour to choose to the winner of the Balloon of Gold, as well as of other individual prizes of prestige like the FIFA The Best, is the fact to having conquered the collective title more important of Europe, the UEFA Champions League. This was the main baza of Cristiano Ronaldo to win the last prizes of east calibrate, and also for Modric.
Leo Messi does not conquer the Balloon of Gold from 2015, something incomprehensible taking into account that every year it shows to be the best player of the planet, independently of the titles that win or leave to win the FC Barcelona. But the case is that the Champions League has a lot of weight in the decisions for the individual prizes, is thus that Leo Messi will play a lot in these next quarter-finals.
The Argentinian star is making a grandísimo paper in the present edition of the tournament. It is leader in the 'Pichichi' with 8 goals -the double that Cristiano Ronaldo-, and also one of the maximum assistants. To each party, follows showing the ambition that has for conquering the title, and if the Barcelona follows advancing of round, plants in the final, and wins it, Leo Messi will have ensured the next Balloon of Gold to 99%.
And more taking into account that the Barcelona has also very controlled the others titles by which conflict, the Glass of Rey and LaLiga Santander, by what allanar the terrain in Champions League and win the 'orejona' could repercutir in a 'triplete' increasingly likely, that would be the third of the history of the FC Barcelona. If this happened, already anybody would remove the Balloon of Gold 2019 of the hands of 'The Flea'.
All this, without forgetting that this Argentinian summer has to contest the Glass America 2019, in which it expects that Leo Messi participate to lead to the rest of the team. If the albiceleste makes a good paper and Leo Messi gives the do of breast, still will have more options to conquer a Balloon of Gold that already would carry his name, in any case, after a hypothetical 'triplete' of the Barça.
Messi wants to go back to desempatar in Balloons of Gold with 'CR7'
The '10' Barcelona, in any case, knows that it is necessary to go step by step and for the moment keeps calm on the possibilities that has the FC Barcelona to go back to make history, and he -in particular- to achieve individual prizes of prestige. Win the Balloon of Gold 2019, besides, would mean to go back to desempatar with Cristiano Ronaldo in the number of awards (five have won each one). The quarter-finals, in definite, foresees that they take out the best of Leo Messi. It will coincide in the field with 'CR7'? We will know it after the draw of this Friday in Nyon.