Like every year, the election of the Ballon d'Or arouses many reactions and controversies. This time, the ceremony has not even started and Spain is already confused. Our neighbors Ibères always hope that Lamine Yamal will manage to style Ousmane Dembélé at the post to win his first Ballon d'Or. In the meantime, the classification of the most prestigious of individual awards is already talking on the other side of the Pyrenees. It all started at 6 p.m. when Fabian Ruiz was released in 24th place. The Parisian midfielder is ahead of Denzel Dumfries, but was preceded by Jude Bellingham, Alexis Mac Allister and Serhou Guirassy. A surprise for AS :: “The list in real time: here is the top 10 without Fabian (Ruiz), Vini, nor Pedri! »»
An opinion relayed by Aritz Gabilondo, editor -in -chief of the International Football section of ASwho said: “Fabián Ruiz in 24th place and Pedri in the 11th. Difficult to accept. »» For the Spanish, see such an important element of PSG ranking, for example, behind a Bellingham less in sight with Real Madrid is surprising. “He won everything and played a key role in all tournaments. However, Fabián Ruiz (8 goals, 11 assists) only obtained 24th place in the Ballon d'Or. He is not even in the top 10. It is a shame ”for his part, wrote the journalist forEl Chiringuito Gonzalo Tortosa.
Cole Palmer targeted
Around 7:20 p.m., a new drama for Spain. We were waiting for the last name of the series of players classified from 15th to 11th place when that of Pedri came out. The eleventh, the Blaugrana is ahead of Khvicha Kvaratskhelia, Harry Kane, Désiré Doué and Viktor Gyökeres. Again, no one understands. “Incredible, Pedri and Lewandowski out of the top 10. Injustice towards Pedri. Pedri's case is scandalous. The canary, with Vitinha's permission, is the best midfielder in the world. His talent guides Barça to each match and he deserved to be much better classified. On the collective level, he won the Liga, the Cup and the Super Cup and reached the semi-finals of the Champions League with Barça. With the Spanish national team, he played the final of the League of Nations ”underlines Sport.
“Pedri outside the top 10!” »» exult Mundo Deportivo. The absence of the Middle of Barça of the top 10 annoys a lot. Considered the master to play the Blaugranas, fundamental in the double liga-cup of the king and author of an excellent Champions League campaign (semi-final), Pedri should have been better rewarded than certain members of the Top 10. The Spanish not really targeting the five PSG players, but rather the young Chelsea striker, Cole Palmer. The Englishman has certainly won the Europa Conference League and the Club World Cup, but these two competitions do not really have the same resonance strength in Spain as the Blaugrana course.
