Modric, Cristiano Ronaldo and Mo Salah, candidates to Better Player of the UEFA

MESSI REMAINS OUT OF THE PODIUM

Cristiano, Modric and Salah opt to the Best Player of the UEFA 2018

Published:20/08/2018 - 14:16h

Updated:20/08/2018 - 15:20h

Cristiano Ronaldo, Luka Modric and Mohamed Salah have been the footballers chosen for the podium to Better Player of the UEFA 2018, whose prize will know on 30 August during the draw of the phase of groups of the Champions League

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The UEFA has given to know in the last hours, through the social networks, which are the three candidates that will aspire to do with the prize to Better Player of the UEFA 2018, by his contribution in the past edition of the UEFA Champions League 2017-18, conquered by the Real Madrid in the final contested against the Liverpool of Jürgen Klopp.

Cristiano Ronaldo, Luka Modric and Mohamed Salah, three of the players that arrived until the final, complete the podium chosen by the UEFA, in which it surprises that it do not find the one who a lot of consider like the best footballer of the world and can also that of the history, Leo Messi.

Taking into account the factors that values the UEFA, anyway, understands why the rosarino does not find in the triple of applicants. And it is that the FC Barcelona fell deleted in the round of quarter-finals of the past Champions League, to hands of the Rome, whereas the players selected cuajaron grandísimas performances during all the tournament, arriving until the final.

It surprises also the absence of Antoine Griezmann, the one who in spite of having been deleted in the phase of groups of the past Champions League with the Athletic of Madrid, led to the group 'colchonero' to finish doing with the title of the UEFA Europe League, to base of golazos and good game.

Without place for Messi and Griezmann

Antoine Griezmann and Leo Messi are fourth and fifth in number of votes, and by this reason have remained out of the triple of applicants that conform Cristiano Ronaldo, Luka Modric and Mohamed Salah. The winner of the prize will discover the next 30 August, during the draw of the phase of groups of the UEFA Champions League 2018-19.

The Real Madrid, in this case, seems that it will go back to hoard the prize, since Luka Modric has serious options to win it and, if it does not do it, Cristiano Ronaldo will do it because of his big season in League of Champions with the Real Madrid, in which it finished as 'Pichichi' of the tournament. Regarding Leo Messi, will have to concentrate in cuajar a good Champions League to return to the podium of candidates the next year.

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