Hernandez opens a Corona before Griezmann at the Ballon d’Or ceremony

At the 2018 Ballon d’Or ceremony in Paris, Hernandez is ready first and takes the opportunity to drink a Corona. The moment is among the reporting memories shared by Olivier Bossard, who looks back on Antoine Griezmann’s tightly timed evening.

The jet eventually lands. Enrique Cerezo, Antoine Griezmann, Lucas Hernandez and Thomas Lemar get off in that order. Hernandez makes clear that he wants to be alongside the star: “I want to be in the same car as the star,” he says.

Another moment captures the excitement surrounding Griezmann. The driver appeals to the CRS, exclaiming: “Antoine Griezmann is in my car!” The intervention works, the account of the evening relates.

The ceremony also produced notable winners: Ada Hegerberg received the first women’s Ballon d’Or in history, Kylian Mbappé was named best young player and Luka Modric won the Ballon d’Or. Griezmann finished third. He nevertheless embraced the winner before leaving quickly.