'I knew I would not be in the fight' said Lionel Messi.

As we all are aware that Luka Modric won Ballon d'Or this year having Lionel Messi end up in fifth place. He as a Barcelona Team player, won La Liga and Copa del Rey yet was unable to be in the run.

'I heard the nominees and I knew I would not be in the fight,' Messi has claimed

[source](http://www.spokesman.com/stories/2018/mar/14/lionel-messi-reaches-100-ucl-goals-barcelona-beats/)

Having said that, he has already won the prestigious Ballon d'Or five times but the results were soon no surprise for the player.

Messi is always my favorite !!