據西班牙《馬卡報》最新報導, 本屆歐冠決賽, 將直接決定7個月後2017年度金球獎的歸屬, 目前看來, C羅和布馮肯定將佔據前兩名, 至於5屆金球獎冠軍得主梅西, 已經只能鎖定第3名了。
媒體指出, 從目前的情況來看, C羅是贏得2017年度金球獎的第一熱門, 布馮則是第二人選, 至於梅西只能力爭第三名了。 不過若尤文圖斯能戰勝皇家馬德里奪得西甲聯賽冠軍的話, 布馮有望力壓C羅封王!(Ronaldo is the clear favourite to win it with bookmakers and Buffon is considered second in the running, ahead of Lionel Messi in third, although a Juventus triumph would change that significantly.)
金球獎的主辦方, 《法國足球》雜誌主編也在接受採訪時表示:“如果布馮能贏得歐冠冠軍, 他毫無疑問是金球獎的候選人, 他能贏得金球獎真的很棒。 ”(”If Buffon wins the Champions League, he will be a clear candidate and it would be beautiful for him to win it," confirmed the director of France Football, who oversees the award.)