Mbappé’s warning about the Ballon d’Or that surprised Messi
Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo have been the best soccer players in the world for more than fifteen years, in fact, individual awards such as ‘The Best’ or the ‘Ballon d’Or’ have competed between the two. Now, the new generation of soccer players threatens to steal that prominence. Players like Erling Braut Haaland, Kylian Mbappe or even Vinicius Jr are the ones who could be the protagonists for the next ten years or more.
In any case, despite the fact that Kylian Mbappe has not yet won a Ballon d’Or or a UEFA Champions League, the reality is that at 24 years of age, the French striker has had and is having a career that is enviable by many. At the age of 18, he won his first World Cup with France, and lost the second final in Qatar against Argentina. Yesterday, March 4, 2023, Kylian Mbappe became the top scorer in the history of Paris Saint-Germain, surpassing Edinson Cavani with 401 goals. This is obviously no consolation for the striker, who is looking forward to winning the award soon.
Kylian Mbappé was the great protagonist of the day in Ligue 1, after scoring the 201st goal with the PSG shirt and thus becoming the top scorer in the club’s history. ‘Donatello’ scored the fourth goal against Nantes and now sets his sights on what will be the Champions League round of 16 key against Bayern Munich. After having surpassed Edinson Cavani in the table of main scorers, he left a message to Lionel Messi about the Ballon d’Or.
Mbappé and the captain of the Argentine team have a great relationship at PSG and this was demonstrated after Neymar’s absence due to injury. Without the Brazilian, the world stars have raised the French team and now the fans are excited about the comeback against the Germans, in the Allianz Arena (after losing by the slightest difference in the Parc des Princes).
However, both Messi and Mbappé are fighting for the 2023 Ballon d’Or. After surpassing Cavani as PSG’s top scorer, the young French national team admitted that he wants to win the prestigious award. For his part, after a dream World Cup, the ’10’ of the Albiceleste also hopes to win his eighth prize and thus stretch his advantage in first place.
What did Mbappé say about winning his first Ballon d’Or?
After scoring the fourth goal against Nantes, the 2018 world champion was asked if he aims to win the Ballon d’Or, to which he replied: “Of course. The ‘Ballon d’Or’ is a goal. It’s not a priority right now, but it’s in the back of my mind.” Surely, ‘Donatello’ and Messi will fight for a new distinction, after ‘The Best’ that Leo took.
