![Lionel Messi wasn't the outstanding player of the year, Virgil van Dijk was – Mark Ogden | ESPN FC - YouTube Lionel Messi wasn't the outstanding player of the year, Virgil van Dijk was – Mark Ogden | ESPN FC - YouTube](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/xdIB27jODjE/maxresdefault.jpg)
Lionel Messi wasn't the outstanding player of the year, Virgil van Dijk was – Mark Ogden | ESPN FC - YouTube
![Lionel Messi beat Van Dijk to Ballon d'Or by just SEVEN points as full results are revealed – The Sun | The Sun Lionel Messi beat Van Dijk to Ballon d'Or by just SEVEN points as full results are revealed – The Sun | The Sun](https://www.thesun.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/AD-SPORT-GRAPHIC-Ballon-dOr-2019-Results.jpg?strip=all&quality=100&w=1500&h=1000&crop=1)
Lionel Messi beat Van Dijk to Ballon d'Or by just SEVEN points as full results are revealed – The Sun | The Sun
![Liverpool vs Barcelona: Virgil van Dijk relieved he doesn't face 'best in the world' Lionel Messi every week | The Independent | The Independent Liverpool vs Barcelona: Virgil van Dijk relieved he doesn't face 'best in the world' Lionel Messi every week | The Independent | The Independent](https://static.independent.co.uk/s3fs-public/thumbnails/image/2019/05/04/13/lionel-messi-virgil-van-dijk.jpg?quality=75&width=640&auto=webp)
Liverpool vs Barcelona: Virgil van Dijk relieved he doesn't face 'best in the world' Lionel Messi every week | The Independent | The Independent
![Football Tweet ⚽ on Twitter: "🗣 Virgil van Dijk: "There is no answer to Messi. No one has an answer for the best player in the world. I'm just glad I don't Football Tweet ⚽ on Twitter: "🗣 Virgil van Dijk: "There is no answer to Messi. No one has an answer for the best player in the world. I'm just glad I don't](https://pbs.twimg.com/media/D5jCWMLXoAATDqC.jpg)
Football Tweet ⚽ on Twitter: "🗣 Virgil van Dijk: "There is no answer to Messi. No one has an answer for the best player in the world. I'm just glad I don't
![Liverpool's Van Dijk against Barca maestro Messi is a classic European showdown of the Giant vs the Colossus | The Sun Liverpool's Van Dijk against Barca maestro Messi is a classic European showdown of the Giant vs the Colossus | The Sun](https://www.thesun.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/AD-SPORT-GRAPHIC-Messi-Van-Dijk-V2.jpg?strip=all&quality=100&w=1500&h=1000&crop=1)
Liverpool's Van Dijk against Barca maestro Messi is a classic European showdown of the Giant vs the Colossus | The Sun
![Messi is still the best' - Barcelona star deserved Ballon d'Or despite Van Dijk form, claims Stam | Goal.com Messi is still the best' - Barcelona star deserved Ballon d'Or despite Van Dijk form, claims Stam | Goal.com](https://assets.goal.com/v3/assets/bltcc7a7ffd2fbf71f5/blte4f03ce64023d9ca/60dc41aea37ada0f2cd1ac1d/53bcaeb220bdcd1a8e3372043211a65e0b164d61.jpg)
Messi is still the best' - Barcelona star deserved Ballon d'Or despite Van Dijk form, claims Stam | Goal.com
![REVEALED: Ballon d'Or voting numbers show Van Dijk came AGONIZINGLY close to pipping Messi to top prize — RT Sport News REVEALED: Ballon d'Or voting numbers show Van Dijk came AGONIZINGLY close to pipping Messi to top prize — RT Sport News](https://mf.b37mrtl.ru/files/2019.12/xxs/5de647be203027180c293257.jpg)
REVEALED: Ballon d'Or voting numbers show Van Dijk came AGONIZINGLY close to pipping Messi to top prize — RT Sport News
![Ballon d'Or 2019 Points Tally - Messi won with 686 points, with Van Dijk followed close with 679 points. : r/Barca Ballon d'Or 2019 Points Tally - Messi won with 686 points, with Van Dijk followed close with 679 points. : r/Barca](https://preview.redd.it/pru66nmpub241.jpg?auto=webp&s=3df464a9c510f5b5c64133fd3e25448da255a27a)
Ballon d'Or 2019 Points Tally - Messi won with 686 points, with Van Dijk followed close with 679 points. : r/Barca
![Squawka on Twitter: "Lionel Messi has completed 139 take-ons in LaLiga and the Champions League this season. Virgil van Dijk has not been successfully dribbled past in the Premier League or Champions Squawka on Twitter: "Lionel Messi has completed 139 take-ons in LaLiga and the Champions League this season. Virgil van Dijk has not been successfully dribbled past in the Premier League or Champions](https://pbs.twimg.com/media/D4YkJwPW0AAL7hI.jpg:large)
Squawka on Twitter: "Lionel Messi has completed 139 take-ons in LaLiga and the Champions League this season. Virgil van Dijk has not been successfully dribbled past in the Premier League or Champions
![Lionel Messi reveals why Liverpool's Virgil van Dijk is difficult to play against | Football | Metro News Lionel Messi reveals why Liverpool's Virgil van Dijk is difficult to play against | Football | Metro News](https://metro.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/GettyImages-1146311351-a728-e1571297987374.jpg?quality=90&strip=all)