5 Individual Awards Lionel Messi could win this year

Modified May 11, 2019 08:09 GMT

#1 Ballon d'Or 2019

The last time Lionel Messi won the Ballon d'Or was in 2015. Since then, Messi has finished behind Cristiano Ronaldo twice, in 2016 and 2017. Last season, the Argentinean finished 5th as Luka Modric ended the Ronaldo-Messi duopoly on the awards.

None of the players ahead of him deserved to leave him behind, but Lionel Messi never uttered a word of regret in public. He let his football do the talking and cut back to the end of the season, Messi has been on fire and leads our list of the top contenders of the Award right now.

Also Read: Ballon d'Or 2019: Top 10 Contenders at the start of May 2019

The Argentinean is well ahead of the competition in terms of goals and assists this season. Apart from the Copa del Rey, he is the top scorer of every competition he has been a part of so far and could well lift his 6th European Golden Boot this season as well.

If Lionel Messi does win his 6th Ballon d'Or by the end of this year, it will put him up to the summit once again. It will be a deserved accolade for the Greatest Of All Times.

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Inspired by Diego Maradona, Deepungsu played as an attacking midfielder for his local club at subdivision level in his initial years and scored an important goal or two. However, his all-time favorite footballer is Lionel Messi, and evidently, he feels Argentina's glory in 2022 is his favorite FIFA World Cup moment for fulfilling his long-standing dream. He is also an ardent East Bengal fan.

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Despite believing in Kylian Mbappe and Erling Haaland to create an iconic rivalry, Deepungsu reckons no one can match the longevity of Messi and Ronaldo. He spends his leisure time writing about life on his blog, reading books, and playing the guitar.

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