Barcelona left-back Jordi Alba gave his opinion on the Balòn d’Or, awarded to Modric but who saw Messi placing at the fifth place.
 
"Messi is a unique player and finished fifth. Modric is one of the best in the world, but if we talk about the best one, then the award should go to Messi. The truth is that I do not even follow the assignment anymore, it's getting worse and worse.
 
I say it honestly, not because Modric doesn’t play in my team. It's true that he deserves it, but also Xavi and Iniesta did, and they did not win it.
 
The best player in the world is Messi and there's a lot of difference with all the others".