Only One Barcelona Player Nominated For 2022 Ballon D'Or

• The final contenders for the most prestigious individual accolade in the game have been revealed by France magazine
• Newly-signed forward Robert Lewandowski is the only Barcelona player nominated for the prestigious award
• The winner of this year's Ballon d'Or will be announced in a ceremony on October 17

France Football magazine has revealed the 30 candidates for the 2022 Ballon d'Or but Robert Lewandowski is the only Barcelona player to make the shortlist.

The nominees for the top award were announced on August 12, with Europe's best player set to be crowned at an official presentation ceremony on October 17.

The winner of both prestigious awards, as well as the Kopa Trophy (for the best player under 21), will be announced by France Football in Paris.

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This is the first season that the Ballon d'Or has been decided based on achievements over the course of a season rather than displays across a calendar year.

New Barcelona signing Robert Lewandowski is the only player from the Catalan giants to make the cut for the 2022 Ballon d'Or shortlist.

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Meanwhile, Robert Lewandowski showed Barcelona fans what they will be expecting this season after the 33-year-old put up a masterclass performance in their friendly victory against Pumas UNAM.

The Poland forward was playing his first game at the Camp Nou and showed his masterclass after grabbing a goal and two assists against their Mexican opponents.

Lewandowski, who had failed to score in any of Barcelona’s friendlies on their U.S. tour, opened the scoring in the third minute of the Joan Gamper Trophy match Sportstar reports.

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Earlier, Sports Brief reported that Robert Lewandowski is already receiving plaudits from his fellow teammates at Barcelona despite only joining the Spanish club last month.

According to All Football, Pedri has described playing with the former Bayern Munich forward as a luxury after Barcelona’s 6-0 routing of Pumas UNAM on Sunday, August 7.

The 33-year-old assisted both of Pedri’s goals against the Mexicans and the young Spanish midfielder has now disclosed he really enjoys playing alongside Lewandowski.