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Messi-Benzema-Cristiano: The 'favourite' by the Balloon of Gold

Published:19/10/2021 - 20:18h

Updated:19/10/2021 - 20:36h

Karim Benzema will measure in front of the FC Barcelona, Lionel Messi will follow suit in front of the Marseilles and Cristiano Ronaldo in front of the Liverpool in the last day of vote

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There is a total of 170 correspondents of France Football delivered by all the world, those who will commission to decide who will be the best player of 2021. The vote started the past 9 October and closes the 24 to the half night. For that hesitant, that to good safe there will be for being one of the most argued editions by the Balloon of Gold, there is a last test that can serve them to go out of doubts.

The calendar has had that three of the big favourites remain in the world-wide shop window until the last day of the vote. This same Sunday 24 October, Karim Benzema, Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo will confront the Classical of his respective League.

Benzema Will be the first in contesting the big duel, that will contest to the 16.00 hours in the Camp Nou. The luso will follow suit in Old Trafford in front of the Liverpool to the 17.30 and the Argentinian star will do it to the 20:45 in Marseilles, in the biggest party of Tie it 1, definitely another big classical of Europe although it do not have the transcendence of a Madrid-Barcelona.

Perhaps this Sunday was the definite day to give the final sentence. It will be until the 29 when it will know finally the winner, in Paris, where celebrates the gala and until this same day can arrive the votes. Messi and Benzema are two of the big favourites, but there is more… Robert Lewandowski remained without the trophy the past year by the pandemia and was the big favourite. Jorginho, champion of Europe with Chelsea and of the Euro with Italy, also is between the candidates.

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Certainly, to Karim gives him well the Camp Nou. It motivates in the colossus culé, and with his incredible start of season, will be the stage of the Classical of LaLiga definitely the ideal to follow showing that it is the best nine of Europe by goals and assistances.

By his part, Messi treats to reach his best level in the Park of the Princes. It sees him increasingly comfortable, by what in the duel in front of the Olympique of Marseilles, in which they always jump sparks and more the last years, will serve to calibrate the level of the Argentinian star to this height of season.

Cristiano is not descartado in spite of that it has not been his best year to level of titles. His figures goleadoras are his best letter of presentation. The maximum goleador of the history of the Real Madrid (451 goals), has continued widening his legend like Pichichi historical of the Champions League (136) and of the Portuguese selection (115).

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