Messi claimed his sixth Ballon d’Or, breaking the tie in this particular Clasico rivalry. The rivalry now stands 12 to 11 in favor of Barcelona.
Cristiano Ronaldo matched Lionel Messi in Ballon d’Or trophies in 2017, each holding five crowns. In doing so, Real Madrid narrowed the gap with Barcelona as the two clubs dominated the award. Barcelona remained the most successful club in Ballon d’Or history with 11 wins, ahead of Real Madrid with 10. Luka Modrić then leveled the standings in 2018, followed by Messi once again tilting the balance in favor of the Catalans in 2019. The competition leveled again in 2022 when Karim Benzema won the Ballon d’Or, crowning him as that year’s top player.
In 2020 the prize was not awarded due to the global pandemic.
GOAL See which clubs have collected the most trophies throughout history.
BARCELONA (12)
1960: Luis Suárez, Spain. 1973: Johan Cruyff, Netherlands. 1974: Johan Cruyff, Netherlands. 1994: Hristo Stoichkov, Bulgaria. 1999: Rivaldo, Brazil. 2005: Ronaldinho Gaúcho, Brazil. 2009: Lionel Messi, Argentina. 2010: Lionel Messi, Argentina. 2011: Lionel Messi, Argentina. 2012: Lionel Messi, Argentina. 2015: Lionel Messi, Argentina. 2019: Lionel Messi, Argentina.
REAL MADRID (12)
1957: Alfredo Di Stéfano, Argentina. 1958: Raymond Kopa, France. 1959: Alfredo Di Stéfano, Argentina. 2000: Luís Figo, Portugal. 2002: Ronaldo Nazário, Brazil. 2006: Fabio Cannavaro, Italy. 2013: Cristiano Ronaldo, Portugal. 2014: Cristiano Ronaldo, Portugal. 2016: Cristiano Ronaldo, Portugal. 2017: Cristiano Ronaldo, Portugal. 2018: Luka Modrić, Croatia. 2022: Karim Benzema, France.
MILAN (8)
1969: Gianni Rivera, Italy. 1987: Ruud Gullit, Netherlands. 1988: Marco van Basten, Netherlands. 1989: Marco van Basten, Netherlands. 1992: Marco van Basten, Netherlands. 1995: George Weah, Liberia. 2004: Andriy Shevchenko, Ukraine. 2007: Kaká, Brazil.
JUVENTUS (8)
1961: Omar Sívori, Italy. 1982: Paolo Rossi, Italy. 1983: Michel Platini, France. 1984: Michel Platini, France. 1985: Michel Platini, France. 1993: Roberto Baggio, Italy. 1998: Zinedine Zidane, France. 2003: Pavel Nedvěd, Czech Republic.
BAYERN MUNICH (5)
1970: Gerd Müller, Germany. 1972: Franz Beckenbauer, Germany. 1976: Franz Beckenbauer, Germany. 1980: Karl-Heinz Rummenigge, Germany. 1981: Karl-Heinz Rummenigge, Germany.