JAKARTA - The Ballon d'Or awarding gala night was held in Paris, France on Monday night. Real Madrid striker Karim Benzema won the most prestigious trophy. However, three Barcelona players, also managed to get a trophy. Who are they?
French striker Benzema won the Ballon d'Or trophy for the first time after his good performances throughout last season. His team-mate, Thibaut Courtois, also won the Yashin Trophy for his brilliant action against Los Blancos.
However, rival club Barcelona should not be discouraged. At least, three of their players - from the men's and women's groups also managed to win the trophy.
Quoting Marca, Alexia Putellas managed to get the women's Ballon d'Or trophy. This is the Spanish national team player's second victory after last year also won it. Then, there is the name Pablo Martín Páez Gavira or Gavi who is the best young player. The Blaugrana midfielder has the right to bring home the 2022 Kopa Trophy.
Third, striker Robert Lewandowski was awarded the 2022 Muller Trophy as the player who scored the most goals with his club and national team during a season.
The Barcelona striker recorded his best goal tally last year. He scored 50 goals for Bayern Munich in all competitions - 35 of which came in the Bundesliga, 13 in the Champions League, and two in the DFL-Supercup. That number has not been added to the seven goals he scored with the Polish national team.
France Football magazine created this award in honor of Gerd Muller, who died in August 2021. The former Bayern Munich and Germany striker won the 1974 World Cup.
In May 2021, Lewandowski broke the record Muller had set 49 years earlier for the record for most goals scored in a season. Last year, Lewandowski received the Striker of the Year award at the Chatelet Theater in Paris.
Barcelona striker has peaked this season, having scored 14 goals in all competitions. Since joining the Catalan club, Lewandowski has not hidden his desire to win the Ballon d'Or in the future.
The Poland international was favorite to win the Ballon d'Or in 2020, but the ceremony was canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
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