From star to star. Of the Black Swan to the blaugrana swan. A brilliant Hollywood actress like Natalie Portman, a gala expert and winner of the Oscar in 2011, was in charge of presenting the award for the best soccer player in the world to Aitana Bonmatí, a dazzling star on the field whose shine does not fade.
The Catalan repeated the title, equaled Alexia Putellas’ two Ballon d’Or awards and topped a podium entirely for Barcelona. Second was Caroline Graham Hansen and third was Salma Paralluelo. For Bonmatí, that reflects the great team that Barça has. “This cannot be achieved alone.”
This is not achieved alone. I took it with me but it could have belonged to any of my colleagues. Thank you all because this belongs to the team.”
“My partner Caro deserves to be here. He has had a great season and we have a great connection on the right wing. I took it with me but it could be from any of them. Each one does a great job in the field. Thank you all because this belongs to the team,” he shared the success of his second Ballon d’Or.
“Like the first times there are none. It’s not easy to be here again. I am part of a collective sport and I am surrounded by magnificent players. Without them I wouldn’t be the player I am,” she insisted.
What leads me to be here and the team to win big titles is the mentality. “I’m going to want to continue fighting.”
On May 25, the final in Bilbao was tied. Minutes passed, it had been an hour, and the tie was not broken. Barça, with the stands in their favor, could not beat Lyon, until number 14 appeared in a play that condensed all their virtues: vision, elegance, running, verticality, dominance of both legs, arrival at the area and goal . She beat Egurrola and Gilles and shot with her left foot to beat Endler to begin to bring the third Women’s Champions League closer to the Camp Nou and the Johan Cruyff.
Because if there is something that stands out above all Aitana Bonmatí’s qualities, it is her winning character. He has been all his life. And that is what has motivated her to remain in the elite. The difficult thing, as we know, is not to get there but to stay and the second Ballon d’Or for the Sant Pere de Ribes midfielder confirms her as a star.
Two for Alexia first and now a double for Aitana
In the Barça locker room, four of the six women’s Ballon d’Ors that have been awarded coincide
“What leads me to be here again and the team to win big titles is the mentality. “I’m going to want to continue fighting and winning more titles,” he promised.
At 26 years old, he repeats as the best footballer in the world. And no one can argue with it after a full season that borders on perfection thanks to his 24 goals in 55 games. With Barça he won the Spanish Super Cup, the League, the Queen’s Cup and the Champions League. With Spain he won the Nations League and came close to the Olympic medal in Paris.
I live in the town where I was born. I like to feel at home and be the same person who played on the town team. “It’s what makes me happy”
But this Monday he returned to the French capital, to the Châtelet theater, to remove that thorn by collecting the precious award. Of the six women’s Ballon d’Ors that have been awarded, four have gone to Barça and coincide in the Barcelona locker room. Alexia Putellas was the first to collect two awards (2021 and 2022) and now she has achieved the Aitana double (2023 and 2024). “I find it amazing. It is something exceptional for the club. For me it is a pride to be part of Barça, which is a unique club. He has given me everything since I was 13 years old. “I hope we continue to reap success,” she reasoned, grateful to the club, the coaching staff and the culés fans.
Aitana defined herself as a “people’s person” and that it is in that tranquility where she finds happiness. “I live in the town where I was born. I like to feel at home and be the same person who played on the town team. “It’s what makes me happy,” he explained about his secret. “My family, friends and environment are the ones who experience the hardest part,” he thanked them. That is the recipe with which Aitana manages to ensure that her shine does not fade.
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