Present alongside his captain Lionel Messi, this Monday in Paris, for the Ballon d’Or ceremony, Emiliano Martinez should receive the Yachine Trophy, even if the presence of Marc-André ter Stegen, his main competitor, leaves doubt. .
Winner of the 2022 World Cup against the France team on December 18 in Qatar, Argentina will celebrate the 8th Ballon d’Or of its legend Lionel Messi this Monday evening. The record holder for the award awarded by France Football is back in Paris to attend the ceremony organized at the Théâtre du Châtelet (from 8:45 p.m. on the L’Equipe channel). He is notably accompanied by his Albiceleste teammate Emiliano Martinez.
Unless there are any surprises, “Dibu” Martinez should win the Yachine Trophy rewarding the best goalkeeper of the 2023-2023 season, who cares if the Aston Villa player is absolutely not the best in his position. Marc-André ter Stegen had the best season among goalkeepers, being uncompromising in Barça’s goals, and the German goalkeeper will be present alongside Emiliano Martinez during the gala! Enough to confuse the identity of the winner!
Eight other goalkeepers have been nominated for this Yashin Trophy (named after the Russian Lev Yashin, the only goalkeeper in history to have won the Ballon d’Or, in 1963). The Moroccan Yassine Bounou, the Belgian Thibaut Courtois, the Brazilian Ederson or the Cameroonian André Onana are applying for the last place on the podium. French internationals Mike Maignan and Brice Samba are also named.
How the stars of world football were sent to the gala of the world #GoldBall?
Dibu-Ter Stegen-Vinicius-Bellingham
Gundogan-Patri Guijarro-Mapi León
Rodri al lado de Haaland
— Victor Navarro (@victor_nahe) October 30, 2023
