Is the Ballon d'Or race in the process of decancing after the knockout stages of the Champions League? If we judge by the words of certain observers, it would seem that yes.
After this first evening of the knockout stages, Paris Saint-Germain qualified in the quarter-finals on Tuesday at the expense of Liverpool, while FC Barcelona eliminated Benfica. For their part, Bayern Munich and Inter Milan have dismissed Bayer Leverkusen and Feyenoord respectively. At the end of these meetings, Thierry Henry sees a candidate standing out from the others for the title of best player of the season: Raphinha.
“Raphinha leads to the Ballon d'Or. Yes, he leads her, for what he does in the Champions League with his 11 goals. Mo 'Salah is a great competitor too, the same for Kane, Belling (Bellingham). Raphinha has scored a lot of goals, but with a single penalty. Be careful, I'm not saying that Kane only puts penalties, and it's the same thing for Salah who has a season in the Premier League that we will not see any soon. But Raphinha is a full player, who presses, defends, helps in defense. He has all these qualities “estimated the 1998 world champion for
CBS Sports.
Since the start of this exercise, the Brazilian striker has had a sensational season with Barça. Author of 27 goals and 19 assists in 41 games in all competitions, Raphinha occupies first place in the ranking of the best scorers in the Champions League with 11 achievements.
