Barcelona footballers joyfully received the results of the Golden Ball award ceremony, where the award went not to Real Madrid forward Vinicius Junior, but to Spanish midfielder Rodri of Manchester City, Sport.es reports.
As the source informs, the Barcelona players who were present at the ceremony (including Dani Olmo, Lamine Yamal) told their teammates before the announcement of the voting results that there was a high probability that the award would go to Rodri. After the official announcement, many Barcelona players congratulated the midfielder. It is reported that this is due both to Rodri being Spanish and to the fact that the award did not go to a player of their principal rival — Real Madrid.