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MESSI, BY IN FRONT OF GRIEZMANN

By this Messi finished second in the Balloon of Gold 2016

Published:15/12/2016 - 01:31h

Updated:15/12/2016 - 16:56h

Leo Messi could not heave in this edition with the Balloon of Gold, but finalised in second position after a principle of season 2016-17 in which it is showing an incredible level. However, it could have not finish second

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In spite of that Leo Messi finalised finally second in the votes of the journalists of "France Football" for the Balloon of Gold 2016, with Cristiano Ronaldo heaving finally with the prize after the titles harvested in the last months with the Real Madrid and Portugal, the reality is that to "The Flea" could have him gone still worse the things in the votes of the half French.

As it has desvelado in the last hours "MD", before reappearing against the Sportive of The Coruña of the injury suffered to principle of season 2016-17, Leo Messi was by behind Antoine Griezmann and of other secondary options in the votes for the Balloon of Gold 2016, being able to have remained third or directly have not been in the definite podium.

From his comeback against the Sportive, Messi already began to mark goals and to marvel in this same party, annotating a goal in the victory 4-0 on the Galicians. Later it would be decisive in Valency with a "doublet", whereas it lumbered with a "hat-trick" to the Manchester City in the Camp Nou.

Since, it has not left to mark and to lead to the group of Luis Enrique this season 2016-17. It is the current "Pichichi" stood out of the UEFA Champions League with 10 goals in hardly five days contested of phase of groups, whereas it also leaves at most goleador of the League 2016-17 with 11 goals in 15 days, a target more than a Christian that in Champions so only has been able to mark two goals.

Messi, with the ambition by the clouds

The best player of the world, Leo Messi, has in the actuality at all more and at all less than 5 Balloons of Gold, but is conscious -as all the culés- that, to his 29 years, will have a lot of possibilities to continue harvesting individual titles of east calibrate as long as they accompany to the FC Barcelona the collective titles, an apparently indispensable premise to heave with the award.

Now that Cristiano Ronaldo has conquered the fourth Balloon of Gold of his career to the 31 years, and after the same Portuguese player of the Real Madrid have ensured that it will be very complicated to go back to win any more before the withdrawal, the reality is that Messi has the morals and ambition by the clouds to surpass all the challenges that are for coming and obtain once again the most absolute sportive glory. And it will achieve it, sure.

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