{"id":3289,"date":"2016-12-13T00:28:00","date_gmt":"2016-12-12T23:28:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/weisetech.dev\/fc-barcelona-noticias\/en\/messi-the-authentic-balloon-of-gold-2016-has-better-numbers_194922_102\/"},"modified":"2026-04-16T09:33:42","modified_gmt":"2026-04-16T07:33:42","slug":"messi-the-authentic-balloon-of-gold-2016-has-better-numbers_194922_102","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.fcbarcelonanoticias.com\/en\/golden-ball\/messi-the-authentic-balloon-of-gold-2016-has-better-numbers_194922_102.html","title":{"rendered":"Messi, the authentic Balloon of Gold 2016: Has better numbers"},"content":{"rendered":"

Cristiano Ronaldo has carried the Balloon of Gold 2016, but the throne of better player of the world has a name: Leo Messi. The Argentinian star, in addition to being the best of always, has cuajado this year better numbers that the Portuguese<\/h2> \r\n
\r\n \r\n \r\n Calendar of FC Barcelona <\/a>\r\n<\/div>

Leo Messi<\/a> is the king of the football<\/strong>. It is a simple premise and constantly showed on the terrains of game, but that seems that some overlook in explained occasions, already was by questions of m\u00e1rketing or confusions in prizes that, in spite of being theoretically individual, value more the importance of the collective titles<\/strong> that of the personal registers by season.<\/p>

Cristiano has carried the Balloon of Gold 2016<\/strong><\/a>, the chamber of his career futbol\u00edstica and a prize that would have to have been for Leo Messi if the jury of journalists -that no expert- had analysed really the numbers and impact of each player in his respective clubs, FC Barcelona and Real Madrid.<\/p>

But we go by parts and throw, first, an ojeada to the numbers of Messi and Christian in 2016<\/strong>. The Argentinian player of the FC Barcelona has been able to mark more goals (58 to 51)<\/strong>, give practically the double of assistances (34 to 18)<\/strong> and have an impact in the a lot greater Barcelona that the one of Cristiano Ronaldo in the Real Madrid.<\/p>

Messi, with more impact that Christian<\/h2>

It was vital so that the FC Barcelona conquered this season Ties, Glass and Supercopa of Spain<\/strong>, whereas Cristiano Ronaldo went of “holidays” after golear to his usual modest rival in phase of groups of Champions League<\/strong><\/a> and the first eliminatory rounds. After the “hat-trick” lumbered with to the Wolfsburgo in chambers, did not mark neither in semifinals in front of the Manchester City, neither neither in the final<\/strong> against the Athletic.<\/p>

This yes, appeared in the photos like the “hero” of said final<\/strong> when marking the goal of penalti definite in the batch. By the way, with Portugal so only annotated three goals in the UEFA Euro 2016, lesion\u00e1ndose in the first twenty minutes<\/strong> of the final against France and obtaining the title of way milagrosa thanks to a golazo from out of the area of \u00c9der in the extention. Cristiano, saved by his mates.<\/p>

Not even it won the Pichichi, the Boot of Gold neither any national title the past season<\/strong>, whereas in the current Leo Messi him aventaja in the table of maxima goleadores in League (11 to 10) and him vapulea in Champions (10 to 2). All this, without explaining the creation of game that is able to generate Messi when it takes out the magic wand in the zone of three chambers of field, and that Cristiano Ronaldo not even can invoke.<\/p>

Ones will say that Messi is magic and Christian is gunpowder<\/strong>, but gives the casualidad that Messi also is more gunpowder that Christian. Then, what has the Portuguese that does him so special? After this fourth Balloon of Gold 2016, two things: luck and, of course, an ego still greater that before<\/strong>.<\/p> ","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Cristiano Ronaldo has carried the Balloon of Gold 2016, but the throne of better player of the world has a name: Leo Messi. The Argentinian star, in addition to being the best of always, has cuajado this year better numbers that the Portuguese Leo Messi is the king of the football. 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