To each exhibition, Leo Messi is increasingly near to win the Balloon of Gold 2019. The rosarino signed a 'doublet' this Tuesday to guarantee the pass of the FC Barcelona to the semifinals of Champions League, and consecrated like the 'Pichichi' of the present edition of the League of Champions with 10 targets, two more than Robert Lewandowski already deleted with the Bayern Munich.
'The Flea', that also leaves leader stood out in the Boot of Gold 2019 with 33 goals in LaLiga Santander, does not leave to receive good news regarding his individual struggles by the Balloon of Gold. If two of the big applicants, Neymar and Mbappé, were deleted in eighth of final, in this round of fourth has fallen the Juventus of Cristiano Ronaldo.
Neither it is the Real Madrid of Luka Modric, and the choral game of the Manchester City does that the team 'citizen', another of the big favourites to conquer the tournament, do not offer to any clear candidate for the Balloon of Gold. It is not any secret that in the UEFA are used to to give a lot of importance to the achievement of the Champions League, like the greater argument to win the individual award.
The last that have received it always have won previously the Champions with his respective teams, or have been in the final. In the case of Leo Messi, in addition to being already in semifinals of the Glass of Europe probably do with the Boot of Gold, when taking out six goals of advantage to a Mbappé that leaves second qualifier.
It treats also of the best assistant of the big leagues of Europe, and of the best playmaker. In definite, Leo Messi has stepped of giant regarding his options to conquer the individual prize, although to finish to ensure it will have to win a place with the FC Barcelona in the final of the next 1 June in Wanda Metropolitan.
The Balloon of Gold 2019 that with all probability will win Leo Messi to finals of 2019 -if it follows to this level with the Barça- will allow him go back to surpass to a Christian Ronaldo that, to the equal that he, has won the prize in five occasions. All this without taking into account that Leo Messi, to his 31 years, still has several seasons more by in front to follow harvesting individual titles and communities of similar calibrate.
Messi, upper to the rest this season
Cristiano Ronaldo (19 goals in the Series To, 5 in Champions) and Kylian Mbappé (27 goals in Tie it 1, 4 in Champions) have not been to the height of Leo Messi this season 2018-19. Neither Luka Modric, Neymar Jr or Salah, other candidates to the award. Precisely Messi will measure to the Liverpool of Salah in semifinals, if the 'reds' confirm the pass this Wednesday against the Port wine. It will be an opportunity more to follow lining rivals in the list of candidates to the Balloon of Gold 2019. Already they can go recording the name of Leo in the statuette.