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Alexia Putellas (44 games, 26 goals and 16 assists and captain of the triplet) is the main candidate to win the trophy.
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The five Barça footballers form the largest representation of a club at the Paris gala that will distinguish the best in the world.
Even without Lionel Messi, or with half of him (from January to August), Barça retains the leading role in the football award galas. The Argentine star no longer wears Barça, but the club is still present thanks to the illustrious generation of women’s football. The triplet of the previous season (League, Cup and Champions) has led Paris to five Barça footballers: a quarter of the 20 nominees and they make Spain the most represented country. Among them is the main favorite to lift the umpteenth cup in 2021: The gold ball. Alexia putellas You can live the culminating night as a footballer who did not even dream of when you sat in the stands at the Camp Nou as a child. At 27, she is the representative and captain of the best team in Europe. You will not be alone. Those who accompany her are, at the same time, the greatest competitors who can snatch the precious golden ball from her. The possibility of repeating an entirely Barcelona podium is not far off, as he achieved the male version formed by Messi, Iniesta and Xavi in the 2010 edition.
The biggest rivals
Alexia, the best player of last season in Europe and the best midfielder, is accompanied by the components of that same UEFA podium entirely from Barcelona: Jennifer Hermoso, the forward that was Pichichi both in the League and in the Champions League, and the Dutch Dear Martens, who obtained the distinction last week Golden player woman 2021. The defense Irene Paredes, signed in summer from Paris Saint Germain, and Sandra Cloths, the best goalkeeper in Europe complete the large Barça candidacy that Joan Laporta will preside over with pride, back on the big European stage.
The women’s edition of the Ballon d’Or has only two precedents. France Football It was established in 2018. Norway’s Ada Hegerberg (Olympique Lyon) won in 2018 and the american Megan Rapinoe (Reign) it was imposed the following year. The 2020 edition was not held due to the coronavirus pandemic.
Norway’s Ada Hegerberg (Olympique Lyon) won in 2018 and American Megan Rapinoe was crowned in 2019. The 2020 edition was not celebrated due to the pandemic.
The women of Barça allow Barça to charter a charter to Paris. The men hardly force a purely testimonial presence at the Theater du Chatêlet, venue of the gala, with Pedri, aspirant without options to the men’s Ballon d’Or but a great candidate to win the Kopa Trophy to the best young player of the year. He is the footballer who has accumulated the most games in the world: 73 played between Barça, the Eurocup (until the semi-final) and the Olympic Games (until the final). Pedri was already chosen the best young player of the Eurocup and figured in the ideal eleven of the tournament. Bruno Fernandes played 72 with Manchester United and Portugal.
Fewer games, more wins
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They didn’t play as many games, but they won more. All but three: a defeat in the League with the title won (Atlético), one in the Champions League with the tie on track (against Manchester City) and a draw with the loss of the semifinals of the Spanish Super Cup (Atlético). Alexia played 44 games and scored 26 goals and gave 16 assists. Crack numbers.
The Chelsea, who aspired to the same triplet, succumbed with a crash against Barça in the Champions League final. The English eleven will attend the gala with four players (Fran Kirby, Pernille Harder, Magdalena Eriksson and Sam Kerr).
Reference-www.elperiodico.com