France Football magazine, organizer of the Ballon d’Or jointly since this season with UEFA, announced yesterday the candidates for the various awards it will award at the gala that will take place on October 28 at the Théâtre du Châtelet in Paris.
An extensive list of nominees in which Girona rose to prominence after its historic 2023-24 season. So, his name is among the five candidates for the best team of the year in a luxurious relationship next to Real Madrid, Pep Gurdiola’s Manchester City, Xabi Alonso’s Bayer Leverkusen and Borussia Dortmund, so this award will almost certainly have of Spanish accent.
The Girona of Michael, With attacking football that was unanimously praised across Europe, it took third place in LaLiga with a record score of 81 points and earned the right to participate in the Champions League for the first time in its history.
Nomination without title
A memorable feat for a mediocre club that the Ballon d’Or organizers wanted to highlight in a fitting way even if it didn’t translate into a title. Following this criteria, Borussia Dortmund were also nominated without winning a trophy for their worthy Champions League run which saw them reach the final before succumbing to Real Madrid, also winners of LaLiga and the Spanish Super Cup.
In its part, City of Manchester He won a fourth successive Premier League, as well as the European Super Cup and the Club World Cup. Bayer Leverkusen won the first Bundesliga in its history and the DFB Pokal, both titles without losing a single match. In fact, they only lost one of the 53 games they played in the 2023-24 season, the Europa League final against Atalanta (3-0) which prevented their treble. Exactly in Italy they missed the absence of La Dea among the five candidates for the best team of the year, a circumstance that enhances the presence of Girona.
Even the success of the team Michael Mainly this collective, one player stands out in his own light, so his inclusion among the 30 nominees for the Ballon d’Or is not surprising.
This is about Artem Dovbyk, Pichichi of LaLiga 2023-24 with 26 goals in 34 games. The 27-year-old Ukrainian was virtually unknown when he arrived from Dnipro last summer for 7.7 million euros and now the new Roma striker sits at the same table as other candidates such as Mbappé, Bellingham, Vinicius, Haaland, Foden, Rodri, Dani Olmo, Lamine Yamal, Kane, Lautaro Martínez…
Source: La Verdad
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