If last year entered the history of Spanish and world football, this two took another step to become a legend. Alexia Putillas She won the Ballon d’Or for the second time, and she has done so in a row, confirming that she is the best player in the world at the moment despite her long-term injury. The Théâtre du Châtelet in Paris was the scene of the Queen’s coronation. The 42 goals and 23 assists Which she added last season, raised her to the top despite falling to Barcelona in the Champions League final, a title she achieved the previous year. The midfielder missed the European Championship, which was recently won by England, due to a cruciate ligament injury in her left knee a few days before the start of the competition. An injury that will keep her off the field for most of this season. Specifically, his big rival on the radiant Parisian night was Arsenal player Beth Meade, who won the continental championship with England, in which he won the Golden Boot and the best player thanks to six goals and five assists. In front of Meade played the fact that he did not win titles with Arsenal, while Botelas raised a league in which all matches were counted as victories, in addition to the Queen’s Cup and the Spanish Super Cup. The only blackout at club level was the defeat to Olympique Lyonnais (1-3) in the Champions League final.
It was a star-studded party, with the best players in the world, who validated the potential of clubs like Lionswhich was the club most represented in the final list by the Ballon d’Or (Bacha, Endler, Macario, Renard and Hegerberg), which also has four Barcelona footballers (Alexia, Rulfo, Oshoala and Itana Ponmaty), In addition to Lucy BronzeSigned this season from Manchester City. Alexia was the main star of this fourth edition of the Women’s Ballon d’Or, who displayed her record for the first time with the Norwegian Ada Hegerberg In 2018, the American Megan Rapinoe In 2019. After not holding the party in 2020 due to the pandemic, Alexia Putellas has won the next two editions.
Aside from the prestigious individual award, the past year has been filled with nominations and awards for the Barcelona captain. She was the Champions League top scorer with 11 goals, was included in the perfect eleven European Championship goals and won the Best Player award, in addition to scoring in the final, semi-final and quarter-finals. She also won an award at the end of August The best player in the European Football Associationalso for the second year in a row, which largely propelled her to this second Ballon d’Or.
his actions with Spanish choice, who was its captain until she was injured. He scored against Canada (1-0) and Germany (1-1) in the Arnold Cup, and contributed to the national team’s qualification for the World Cup in Australia and New Zealand with four goals he scored between September and November 2021 and also scored in friendly matches in preparation for the European Championship against Italy (1-1) and Brazil (1-1). Alexia has also been an indirect hero in the controversy surrounding the team Jorge Vilda After expressing his support for the 15 rebellious players, mostly from Barcelona, who requested that they not be called up for friendlies against Sweden and the United States. Alexia has not been called up due to injury but it will be necessary to see Vilda’s decision if the Catalan recovers in time for the World Cups in Australia and New Zealand next summer, as Irene Paredes and Jenny Hermoso did not sign the dissident letter but they were. Excluded from the last call.
