Ballon d’or: Real very annoyed by their third place in the club rankings

Like Toni Kroos and Karim Benzema, the people of Madrid did not understand why Real Madrid, despite having won the Champions League, did not win the club title of the season, awarded to Manchester City. The prize for the best club of the season, awarded to Manchester City during the 66th Ballon d’Or ceremony, did not really please everyone, starting with Spain, who hoped to see Real Madrid triumph at the following its 14th victory in the Champions League against Liverpool on May 28, and the 35th league title in club history. However, it was the Citizens who triumphed. Kévin De Bruyne and Ederson went for the reward, handed over to Figo. The Merengues finished third, behind Liverpool. Which caused a lot of misunderstanding, like Toni Kroos. “Third best team in 2021-2022. Happy, Real Madrid?”, tweeted the 2014 world champion. >> Relive the ceremony of the 66th Ballon d’Or and the coronation of Karim BenzemaCity better represented at the Ballon d’Or , the new Golden Ball Karim Benzema was adamant about it. “They can give the best club trophy to whoever they want, but the best club in the world is Real Madrid,” the French international told La Cadena Ser. Manchester City were crowned champions of England last season, but was however eliminated in the semi-finals of the Cup and the Champions League … by Real, as well as in the fourth round of the Carabao Cup. Second in this ranking, Liverpool finished second in the Premier League, finalist of the C1 and winner of the Cup and the Carabao Cup. However, the trophy received by Manchester City rewards the club with the most players named among the finalists of the Ball d’or (male and female). With six representatives (Bright, De Bruyne, Foden, Mahrez, Cancelo, Bernardo Silva), the Citizens are tied with the Reds (Alexander-Arnold, Van Dijk, Luis Diaz, Fabinho, Salah, Mané) and ahead of Madrid, who only have five representatives (Benzema, Courtois, Vinicius Jr, Modric, Casemiro).