外媒评选2021年足坛最佳5人，没C罗？

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5. Jorginho

You can debate whether Jorginho was ever a ‘realistic’ contender for the Ballon d’Or, but you cannot debate his influence in two silverware winning sides. After struggling under Frank Lampard, the midfielder became crucial Thomas Tuchel and conducted play beautifully as Chelsea won the Champions League. He was also everpresent for Italy who impressed at every stage on their way to securing Euro 2020 glory – that’s no coincidence.

你可以就若日尼奥是否配得上争夺金球奖而展开讨论，但他两座冠军奖杯足以说明其影响力。在兰帕德麾下，他表现挣扎，随后成长为图赫尔阵中关键一环，在场上贡献出色表现，切尔西也一举夺得欧冠冠军。若日尼奥在国家队一场不落，在意大利夺得2020欧洲杯冠军的每场比赛，他的表现都有着让人印象深刻——这一切都并非偶然。

4. Kylian Mbappé

We often forget how absurdly talented Kylian Mbappé is because his consistency has been normalised.

人们时常忘记姆巴佩天赋有多么离谱，因为大家已经对他稳定的竞技状态习以为常。

But this is a player who won his third Ligue 1 golden boot in May – before turning 23 – and also became the youngest player to score 30 Champions League goals in December.

未满23岁的姆巴佩在今年5月23日第三次斩获法甲金靴，并在十二月成为打进欧冠30球的最年轻球员。

golden boot：金靴

Records will continue to be broken and he continues to shine in a star-studded Paris Saint-Germain side.

未来还有记录等着姆巴佩去打破，他会继续在这支众星云集的巴黎发光发热。

star-studded：众星云集的

3. Karim Benzema

In terms of trophies, it wasn’t the most productive year for Karim Benzema but his performances only seemed to get better. He is the definition of an all-round centre forward, scoring 43 goals and assisting 14 across the calendar year, with his finishing and technique on display every week.

这并非本泽马囊获奖杯最多的一年，但是他的表现似乎越来越好。本泽马诠释了什么是全能中锋。过去的一年，他打进43球，奉献14次助攻，每个星期他都会向大家呈现完美的终结和技巧。

2. Robert Lewandowski

It’s pretty ridiculous that Robert Lewandowski doesn’t have a Ballon d’Or for his efforts over the last two years but we’re here to give him his flowers. The Bayern Munich striker was influential in his side winning another Bundesliga title, while he also broke Gerd Müller’s 49-year record of most top flight goals scored in a calendar year. Breaking his numbers down even further, he bagged 64 goals and 10 assists across all competitions to prove his worth as the best centre forward in football.

在过去的两年，莱万拼尽全力却未斩获一座金球，这确实荒谬，但他配得上鲜花与掌声。拜仁中锋为球队赢下又一座德甲冠军立下汗马功劳，同时他还打破了盖德·穆勒尘封49年的德甲自然年进球记录。进一步分析他的数据，莱万在各项赛事囊获64粒进球并有10次助攻，这足以证明他就是世界最佳中锋。

top flight：顶级联赛；top-flight——顶级的

1. Lionel Messi

Things haven’t quite gone to plan at Paris Saint-Germain but just like in the Ballon d’Or rankings, Lionel Messi has edged his way into first place. After his superhuman last six months at Barcelona – in which he won the Copa del Rey – before winning the Copa America with his beloved Argentina in July.

在巴黎，一切未按预期进行，但这就像金球奖排名一样，梅西已然跻身榜首。上半年，他在巴萨有着与众不同的表现，帮助球队赢下了西班牙国王杯，随后又为挚爱的阿根廷国家队夺取美洲杯。

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