Barcelona pair Alexia Putellas and Pedri secured a famous double at the 2021 Ballon d’Or Awards in Paris.
Putellas’ sealed a first ever Ballon d’Or for a Barcelona Femeni player, after a dominant treble win in La Liga, Copa de la Reina and the UEFA Champions League, for the 27-year old midfielder.
Humility
Effort
Ambition
Respect
Teamwork@alexiaputellas #BallondOr pic.twitter.com/kHVZNZekFM— FC Barcelona (@FCBarcelona) November 29, 2021
Putellas’ 26 goal across all competitions played a key role in Barcelona’s success in an all conquering campaign in 2020/21.
Pedri’s personal award comes on the back of winning the Golden Boy Award earlier this month after an outstanding 12 months for club and country.
🤩🏆 #kopatrophy #BallonDor2021 pic.twitter.com/jg1RXxI9tP
— Pedri González (@Pedri) November 29, 2021
The 19-year-old made 52 appearances for Barcelona in 2020/21 in all competitions before completing a marathon campaign with a central role in Spain’s push to the semi finals of Euro 2020 and the delayed 2020 Olympic Games in Tokyo.
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