In the editorial of 'France Football', sure that they did not take too well that Leo Messi, with an exhibition memorable in the field of the RCD Espanyol, remembered them who is truly the best player of the planet. Hardly some days after having delivered the Balloon of Gold 2018 to Luka Modric and have left to Messi in the fifth position, the Argentinian put them in his place.
'France Football' Had a difficult ballot, as it had to value the performance of the Argentinian star and the victory of the FC Barcelona against the RCD Espanyol in Cornellá-The Prat. If it put too emphasis, some would ask after what delivered then the Balloon of Gold to Modric instead of to 'The Flea', whereas it neither could obviar what had seen in the field: an authentic recital.
Therefore, the magazine bet in the last hours by an assessment comedida or 'light', with praises to the star of the FC Barcelona but neither too many, and valuing the general superiority of the Barcelona to continue a day more as leader of LaLiga Santander 2018-19. "A Barça filmed in the derbi", went the headline, with a ladillo in which himself alluded directly to the Argentinian: "Messi, teacher and artifice in front of the Espanyol".
And to continuation, the following: "The doublet of Messi is a model in two free shots to the square, one to the left, the second in the right upper corner. Vary the exquisiteces. It adds to this a decisive pass to Dembélé [...] The victory of the Barça by 0-4 and the mates of 'the Flea' keep three points by in front of the Seville and the Athletic, like the best of the classification", concluded 'France Football'.
A more or less objective assessment of the sucedido, without stressing more than the account the descomunal performance of Leo Messi against the Espanyol, and centring more in his two golazos of fault that in the first spectacular part of the Argentinian, in which it did what wanted with the balloon and caused the madness of the defenders of the Espanyol.
The best of the world is Messi, that's that
A publication, in definite, with which 'France Football' happens magazine to the performance of Leo Messi, but neither wants to wet too much. At the end, the reality is that Luka Modric was rewarded in the Balloon of Gold 2018 no for being the best player, neither much less, but by his merits along the year when having won the Champions League with the Real Madrid and have remained finalist in the World-wide of Russia 2018.
At all more. Because, if we value individual performances, would have to do what proposed Julio Maldonado 'Maldini' in one of his last 'tweets'. Cancel the prize and give it only to Leo Messi until the day in that the Argentinian hang the boots.