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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Wolverine GTR" data-source="post: 23985676" data-attributes="member: 158020">Messi coming fifth in Ballon d'Or is absurd – Valverde  Barcelona head coach Ernesto Valverde has described Lionel Messi's fifth-place finish in the Ballon d'Or vote as "absurd".Messi is a five-time winner of the prize and shared the previous 10 with long-time rival Cristiano Ronaldo but saw Real Madrid's Luka Modric top the 2018 poll on Monday. It is the first time Messi has finished outside the top three since 2006, with Ronaldo, Antoine Griezmann and Kylian Mbappe all finishing ahead of him. And while Valverde was reluctant to give his full verdict on the result, he conceded that seeing Messi down in fifth was difficult to comprehend."I'm not going to get into that, whether it's right or wrong how an award ended up," he said. And while Valverde was reluctant to give his full verdict on the result, he conceded that seeing Messi down in fifth was difficult to comprehend."I'm not going to get into that, whether it's right or wrong how an award ended up," he said. Asked who he was looking forward to seeing in action amid multiple changes to his side for Wednesday's clash, Valverde responded: "Everybody. Not just one player. "There will be changes to the line-up and there will be players who have had not so many opportunities and it will be a chance to see them."But let's not forget it's not just about seeing what players can do, it's about winning. We have a strong motivation for the match."</blockquote>

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