“Happy, Real Madrid?” It was, with a refined irony, that 32-year-old German international midfielder Toni Kroos meringue Reaction to the election, which was revealed at the Ballon d’Or gala, on Monday, for the best club of the year, according to the French magazine. France Football (in partnership with FIFA), who awarded the award to Manchester City, followed by Liverpool, with Real Madrid appearing only third, behind the Champions League, last season, from the English Premier League competition.

While the legendary club Santiago Bernabeu, last season, was crowned European champion, in addition to winning the Spanish League, the European Super Cup and the Spanish Super Cup, the winner tonight, Manchester City, the club that was eliminated by Real Madrid in the semi-finals. And he won the Champions League final only one title, which is the English champion, while Liverpool also won at the hands of the white club in the Champions League final, the FA Cup and the League.

However, in the previous season, when another team in the English Premier League (Chelsea) won the first club competition in the old continent, it was considered the best in the world for 2021. Otherwise, the Blues finished fourth in the tournament, they lost the FA Cup, in the final , in favor of Leicester, and in the League Cup, they were eliminated in the fourth round by Tottenham, a very poor save compared to the Spanish giants.