Stunning Breakdown of How Messi Beats Lewandowski, Jorginho for 2021 Ballon d’Or Finally Revealed

Stunning Breakdown of How Messi Beats Lewandowski, Jorginho for 2021 Ballon d’Or Finally Revealed

Ibitoye Shittu
updated at April 12, 2023 at 7:52 PM
  • Messi has been named winner of the 2021 Ballon d'Or award beating strong rival Lewandowski with 33 points
  • The Paris Saint-Germain forward was declared winner on Monday night, November 29, with 613 points, while Lewandowski ended with 580
  • Manchester United star Cristiano Ronaldo who has won the award five times finished out of the top 3 this time around

Lionel Messi of Paris Saint-Germain on Monday night, November 29, won his seventh Ballon d'Or award in stunning fashion beating the likes of Robert Lewandowski and Jorginho.

The year 2021 has been an incredible one for the former Barcelona captain as he won the his first ever international title with Argentina following their triumph in the Copa America.

Before leaving Spanish giants Barcelona, Lionel Messi also helped the Catalans to win the Copa del Rey and finished third on the final standings of the season.

Lionel Messi
Lionel Messi in action at the 2021 Ballon d'Or gala night in Paris. Photo by Aurelien Meunier
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Lionel Messi did not score goals than Lewandowski who had 41 last term, but the Argentine had more assists than the Bayern Munich striker.

What position did Robert Lewandowski finish?

Last year, Robert Lewandowski was tipped to win the Ballon d'Or award following his incredible performances for Bayern Munich, but the gala night was cancelled due to COVID-19.

Many football fans around the world were expecting Robert Lewandowski to win the award this year, but the journalists who voted picked Lionel Messi as the winner.

According to the report on Mirror and GOAL, the margin that helped Lionel Messi to beat Lewandowski was only 33 points.

Below is the breakdown

Lionel Messi (Argentina, FC Barcelona, Paris-SG), 613 points.

Robert Lewandowski (Poland, Bayern Munich), 580 pts.

Jorginho (Italy, Chelsea), 460 pts.

Lewandowski sends classy message to Messi after losing 2021 Ballon d’Or to the Argentine

Earlier, Legit.ng had reported how Robert Lewandowski of Bayern Munich congratulated PSG forward Lionel Messi for beating him to win the 2021 Ballon d'Or award at the gala night on Monday night, November 29.

It was indeed an heartbreak for the Polish striker and many football fans in the world to see Lionel Messi winning the award which is now his seventh in his glorious football career.

Last season, Robert Lewandowski was superb in all competitions and the striker even scored 41 League goals in just 29 appearances which was incredible.

Lionel Messi on the other hand was also in good form last season at Barcelona as he netted 30 goals and helped the Catalans finished as third best on the standings before moving to PSG.

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