Latest ballon d’or ranking as two Chelsea stars in the top five

 

#1 N'Golo Kante (Chelsea)

Last time: 3rd

In 2021: One assist. Won Champions

 League.


Kante's Man-of-the-Match-winning displays

 in the latter stages of the Champions 

League might be enough to secure him 

a place in the top three, but right now it 

feels as if the Chelsea man is on the 

outside looking in at the Ballon d'Or podium.




#2Lionel Messi (PSG)

Last time: 1st

In 2021: 33 goals, 14 assists. Won

 Copa America & Copa del Rey.


It was the moment millions of football fans

 have been waiting the best part of 15 years

 for, as Messi finally got his hands on a 

major international trophy.


The Player of the Tournament and Golden

 Boot winner at the Copa America, Messi's

 supreme club form in 2021 carried through

 into the international arena, and now 

Ballon d'Or number seven is surely 

going to be on its way this December.




#3 Romelu Lukaku (Inter)

Last time: 4th

In 2021: 22 goals, seven assists. Won 

Serie A.


Lukaku does have a realistic shot at the

 Ballon d'Or podium, particularly if 

he can lead Belgium to glory at the 

Nations League finals in October, but the

 ultimate individual award now seems

 beyond the Inter striker for another year.




#4Cristiano Ronaldo (Juventus)

Last time: 7th

In 2021: 27 goals, four assists. Won 

Coppa Italia & Supercoppa Italiana.


Ronaldo may have secured himself the 

Euro 2020 Golden Boot as he edged 

out Patrik Schick thanks to a solitary assist,

 but that will not ease the pain of Portugal's

 early exit.


Factor in the identity of the now likely 

Ballon d'Or winner for 2021, and his mood 

will not have been lifted.




#5Jorginho (Chelsea)

Last time: 15th

In 2021: Five goals, two assists. Won 

Euro 2020 & Champions League.


Was Jorginho the best player in Chelsea's 

run to winning the Champions League? No.


Was Jorginho the best player in Italy's 

run to winning Euro 2020? Also no.


But did he play a key role in both triumphs? 

Absolutely.


It's 'Modric's Law' working in full effect, and

 though it might not be enough for the 

Azzurri star to replicate the 2018 winner 

in claiming the ultimate individual prize, 

he has a real shot now of making the podium.







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