Real Madrid is the star in the 2022 Ballon d’Or nominee list without Messi and Benzema is the favourite.

While the list was already final, the whites received five more nominations. Courtois, Modric, Rüdiger, Vinicius and Casemiro.

The only candidate for LaLiga from outside Madrid, who was recently signed by Barcelona. Robert lewandowski.

Other teams with the most nominations, along with Real Madrid: Liverpool (Former player of the team Salah, Alexander-Arnold, Luis Díaz, Fabinho, Darwin Núñez, Van Dijk and Mané) and Manchester City, Bernardo Silva has the privilege of Mahrez, De Bruyne, Cancelo, Haaland and Foden.

It also draws attention absence For the first time in 17 years, former Barcelona player Leo Messi is now in the ranks of PSG. Likewise, his teammate Neymar Jr. does not appear either.

Full list of candidates

• Thibaut Courtois (Real Madrid)

• Raphael Leo (Milan)

• Christopher Nkunku (Leipzig)

• Mohammed Salah (Liverpool)

• Joshua Kimmich (Bayern)

• Trent Alexander-Arnold (Liverpool)

• Vinicius Jr. (Real Madrid)

• Bernardo Silva (Manchester City)

• Luis Diaz (Liverpool)

• Robert Lewandowski (Bayern/Barcelona)

• Riyad Mahrez (Manchester City)

• Carlos Henrique Casemiro (Real Madrid)

• Heung Min Son (Tottenham)

• Fabinho (Liverpool)

• Karim Benzema (Real Madrid)

• Mike Maignan (Milan)

• Harry Kane (Tottenham)

• Darwin Nunez (Benfica/Liverpool)

• Phil Foden (Manchester City)

• Sadio Mane (Liverpool/Bayern)

• Sebastien Haller (Ajax/Dortmund)

• Luka Modric (Real Madrid)

• Antonio Rudiger (Chelsea/Real Madrid)

• Cristiano Ronaldo (Manchester United)

• Kevin deBruyne (Manchester City)

• Dusan Vlahovic (Juventus)

• Virgil van Dijk (Liverpool)

• Joao Cancelo (Manchester City)

• Kylian Mbappe (PSG)

• Erling Haaland (Dortmund/Manchester City)