The race for the Ballon d'Or: Messi and Mbappé's numbers in 2022

The race for the Ballon d'Or ends and after the World Cup in Qatar 2022, it seems that there are two great candidates to win the award. The Argentine star Lionel Messi, who was finally able to win the World Cup, and the scorer from France and from the same tournament, Kylian Mbappé.

Curiously, both players are members of PSG, and they come from an incredible year. That is why we review the goals that each one scored in 2022, without taking into account that both players still have a game to go this year. On Wednesday the 28th they play against Racing Strasbourg in Ligue 1.

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Mbappé had a dream season, since in 55 games he played, he scored the same number of goals, in addition to collaborating with 18 assists, this with the Parisian team and the French team. The young man who just two days after the World Cup turned 24 years old, is considered the successor of Messi and Cristiano.

Of the 55 goals scored by Mbappé, in 20 games he managed to score a goal, in 10 he managed to score a double, and in another five duels he achieved a hat-trick.

Lionel Messi played 51 games in 2022 and scored 35 goals. In 18 games he scored a goal, in 6 he scored a double and made a repóker. The star of the Argentina team, and who was decorated as the most valuable player of the tournament that was held in the Middle East, also has 30 assists.

Despite the fact that Mbappé's numbers are higher in goals, Messi has the advantage of having led Argentina to win its third World Cup, so he seems on track to win his eighth Ballon d'Or in his career.

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