Messi, Neymar and 'CR7', the most expected podium of the Balloon of Gold

Those who deliver the Balloon of Gold annually always have criteria shoot, some of the which generate big controversial between the fans and also between the experts of the world of the football in the international panorama. However, this year all the quinielas aim to that Leo Messi, Cristiano Ronaldo and Neymar Jr will be the chosen to form part of the podium of applicants to the prestigious prize.

Cristiano Ronaldo erige like the big candidate to conquer the award a year more, mainly by the fact to having conquered the past season the titles of UEFA Champions League and LaLiga Santander, contributing especially in Champions when annotating the majority of his goals in the decisive commitments, included the final against the Juventus.

It did not have good numbers in League, but his targets in Champions turn him into the big applicant to the prize, by in front of Leo Messi that, in spite of that treats of the indisputable better footballer of the planet, the past campaign did not achieve to lead to his team to the achievement of the most important titles of the campaign. The Barça remained in chambers of Champions and struggled until the last day in LaLiga, but remained to the doors.

Finally we have to Neymar Jr, that the past course did still less merits that Leo Messi to conquer the Balloon of Gold, had to mainly to his fault of goal and to his irregularity especially in the first-half of the campaign. Since it has fichado by the PSG, however, his caché has gone up a bit more and does not leave of cuajar big performances in the Parisian group, so much in Tie it 1 as in Champions.

Neymar, the applicant to the third place

In any case, the Brazilian star will not have this campaign any possibility to conquer the Balloon of Gold, that expects that it was for Cristiano Ronaldo although Leo Messi could have some option. No descarta neither, besides, that Griezmann or Dybala can snatch to Neymar the third place in the fight by the prestigious prize, when being also two of the best footballers of the planet.

Dybala cuajó Especially a big performance this past campaign, erigiéndose like the big leader of the Juventus of Turín. However, it disappeared completely in the final of Champions League against the Real Madrid, what subtracts him points to opt to the award.