If a third Ballon d'Or comes, it comes: Bonmati

MADRID - Barcelona midfielder Aitana Bonmati used to watch Lionel Messi winning Ballon d'Or trophies and think it was "incredible" but now that she has won two herself, she is taking it in her stride.

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The 26-year-old playmaker was crowned the best women's player in the world for the second time in Paris this week and told the media how she is managing fame and still looking to improve.

She played a key part in a Barcelona quadruple last season, scoring in the Champions League final to defeat Lyon and secure back-to-back European triumphs, as well as netting in the final as Spain won the Nations League.

"I'm taking it as something normal, I know there are people who will see it from the outside as something extraordinary, but from inside it's normal and I don't think much about it," said Bonmati, with her two trophies gleaming resplendently on a chair beside her at the Johan Cruyff Stadium.

"Honestly I don't see it as extraordinary... when I was little I also looked on from the outside, watching from my house seeing Messi lift Ballons d'Or and thinking it was incredible.