Artillery is elected the best player in Europe; see the top 3

Erling Haaland, from Manchester City, was elected this Thursday the best player of the 2022/2023 season in Europe, in an award held after the draw of the Champions League groups.

The 23-year-old Norwegian had teammate Kevin de Bruyne and the Argentine star Lionel Messiwho left Paris Saint-Germain for Inter Miami, from the United States, at the end of the season.

When the list of the top 10, selected by members of a jury made up of coaches and journalists, was released, attention was drawn to the absence of Brazilian Vinícius Júnior, from Real Madrid. Among the 10, Messi, De Bruyne and Haaland were highlighted as finalists to compete for the prize.

The Norwegian phenomenon was the protagonist of the unprecedented conquest of the Champions League achieved by City, as well as the titles of the English Championship and the FA Cup. In 53 games throughout the season, he scored 52 goals and was top scorer in the national league, with a record 36 goals, and in the European tournament, with 12 balls in the net.

Haaland’s manager at Manchester City, Pep Guardiola won the best manager award. The 52-year-old Spaniard has seen his team score 151 goals, just under 2.5 per game, and averaged 63.6% in possession. Italians Simone Inzaghi, from Inter Milan, and Luciano Spalletti, from Napoli, were the other two candidates in this category.

Bonmati named the best player in Europe

The award for the best player in European football was awarded to Spanish midfielder Aitana Bonmati, from Barcelona, ​​who surpassed compatriot Olga Carmona, from Real Madrid, and Australian Sam Kerr, from Chelsea. Bonmati was the best player at the Women’s World Cup during the campaign that took Spain to the title of the competition in Australia and New Zealand.

Before the World Cup, the 25-year-old player began to play a more offensive role at Barcelona, ​​in the absence of the injured Alexia Putellas, and became a technical leader for the Catalan team, for which he scored 13 goals in winning the Champions League title. . She was also Spanish champion.

In the dispute for the best commander in women’s football, the award went to the Dutch Sarina Wiegman, coach of England, who had already been chosen in the last edition. Wiegman led the English to victory in the Final, against Brazil, and then to an unprecedented World Cup final, in which they were defeated by Spain. The coach of the Spanish national team, Jorge Vilda, who had relationship problems with the players, was the second most voted, followed by Jonatan Giráldez, from Barcelona.