The Barcelona midfielder, Ilkay Gundoganfinished fourth in the player of the year rankings UEFA with 129 points. The European body made official on Thursday the list of the players with the most votes and the points earned by each until reaching the podium, where Messi, debruyne and Haaland will compete for the prize on August 31 in the draw for the group stage of Champions.
Besides, Gundogan He is the only Barça player to appear in the prestigious vote thanks to his great season with the ‘skyblue’ team. on the orders of Pep Guardiolathe soccer player 32 years He forged a course to remember, winning the treble with City (Premier League, Champions League and FA Cup). However, leaving behind the titles achieved, the former ‘citizen’ player came to score 11 goals in all competitions, eight of them in the league.
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In this way, the ex of City remained at the gate of the top three, hosting 129 points. However, the German international has defeated several heavyweights, ahead of the likes of Rodri (110 points); Kylian Mbappé (82 points); Luka Modric (33 points); Marcelo Brozovic (20 points); Declan Rice (14 points); Alexis MacAllister (12 points) and Jesus Navas (6 points).
It should be noted that a jury consists of coaches of clubs that have played in ChampionsThe european league and the Conference League 2022/23. National selectors from across Europe and a jury made up of journalists also participated.
Next week the results of the poll for the player of the year of the UEFA. Everything indicates that Aitana Bonmati could be one of the three finalists to win the award, while the big role of the Spanish women’s team in world from Australia could be decisive for the final ranking.
Source: La Verdad
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