Former Brazil striker, Rivaldo, has said Lionel Messi already deserves to lift a sixth Ballon d’Or, whether he wins the Champions League with Barcelona or not.
Messi is still in the European competition after Barcelone saw off Manchester United.
Barca are also currently on course to secure another LaLiga title, while a Copa del Rey final against Valencia also lies in wait.
“It’s impossible to describe Messi. I like him so much and I always say I feel so sad because he never won the World Cup with Argentina. It is an award he deserves because a world-class player like him must be a world champion.
“He has been scoring goals, giving assists and being the top scorer in La Liga for a long time and I think what he has been doing in the Champions League means his merits should be recognised.
“He had a chance to score a bicycle kick [versus Man Utd] but it’s not an easy one to take because you don’t get those chances often in games. It was a good effort but it didn’t quite come off.
“Even if he doesn’t win the Champions League, however, he already deserves the Ballon d’Or,” Rivaldo told Goal
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