“I am very happy, very happy. When we managed to win the first one, I decided to improve this year to put myself at the service of the team”, said Putellas, after receiving the trophy from former Ukrainian soccer player Andrei Shevchenko, winner of the trophy in 2004.
“Without my companions I would not be here. I want to thank the coaching staff and the people who helped me improve every day. To all the people who work at the club,” she added.
to the Spanish, ligament injury left knee since the beginning of July, he was helped by the fact that the new Ballon d’Or rule account last season finished (2021-2022) and not the calendar year like before.
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Due to this, the 28-year-old Catalan striker, who had won the Ballon d’Or last year after Barcelona’s triumph in the Champions League, received it again in a season in which the Barça team was a finalist in the continental tournament, losing against Lyon 3-1, scoring the only goal for his team.
In a campaign in which he did 34 goals and gave 21 assists In 43 games, Putellas, despite losing the Champions League final, was the top scorer with 11 goals, and was declared the best player in the competition, winning the UEFA award for best player of the season a few weeks ago.
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