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Aitana Bonmatí Marks Third Straight Ballon d'Or at Liceu, Says Nothing Has Changed

She says her focus stays on team trophies, not a fourth award.

Overview

  • The Barcelona midfielder posed at the Gran Teatre del Liceu in her club shirt with all three Ballon d'Or trophies from her consecutive wins.
  • Bonmatí called the individual prize a byproduct of collective success and said setting a fourth as a goal would make her lose focus.
  • She revealed she felt burned out for several months at the start of last season before resetting and finishing strongly.
  • Only Lionel Messi and Michel Platini have previously won three Ballon d'Ors in a row on the men's side, underscoring the rarity of her run.
  • She prefers not to keep the trophies at home and is considering a museum project in her hometown of Sant Pere de Ribes to share her story.