Ter Stegen and Frenkie de Jong, two of the great absences in the Ballon d'Or list

'France Football' Published this Wednesday the listing of 30 nominated to the Balloon of Gold 2023, with Leo Messi and Erling Haaland like favourites to remain with the award. Of the staff of the FC Barcelona only there was two nominated: Robert Lewandowski and Ílkay Gündogan, being the German one of the possible finalists after his big past season with the Manchester City.

Of the footballers of better present in the Barça, stands out the absence of Frenkie of Jong and Marc André ter Stegen, two key pieces in the diagram of Xavi Hernández. Both won two titles the past season (LaLiga and the Supercopa Spanish), but was not sufficient to go in in the first listing of nominated to the prize that awards the prestigious French magazine. The '1' culé, this yes, is nominated to the prize Lev Yashin like better goalkeeper of the year.

The numbers of Frenkie and Ter Stegen, insufficient for 'France Football'

The past season, Of Jong began being acting, but of October from now on was a fixed in the XI culé. The one of Arkel closed the 2022/23 with a pair of goals and 4 assistances in 43 parties (3.283 minutes), being one of the best mediocentros of the last Spanish League. Besides, the Dutch also left a good image in Qatar 2022 with his selection, contesting the five parties that the 'Orange' played in the World-wide.

By his part, Ter Stegen closed his best season from his arrival to the Barça in 2014. The international alone German fit 18 so many in LaLiga, with a record of 26 fences invictas, sufficient to win his first Trophy Zamora. Marc-André had less luck to international level, as so much in the Champions as in the Europe League the defensive performance culé was quite deficient. In the World-wide was, again, acting of Manuel Neuer, falling in phase of groups to the equal that in Russia 2018.