Falcao law at its best
The last two years Lewandowski had a way bigger impact than Messi, but the biggest crime was the election of 2010. Wesley Sneijder should have won it. Sadly in those years Robben was still a "fuck up under pressure guy" and wasted a huge chance, otherwise Netherlands would have won the European Championship - that assist by Wesley was brilliant and that would have made him winning the Ballon D'or that year.
btw: here is in interesting website to compare Lewandowski to Messi - sadly in German:
Die Leistungsdaten von Robert Lewandowski und Lionel Messi in der Gegenüberstellung.
www.fussballdaten.de
Right now it is all about legacy for Ronaldo and Messi. Those guys put their mark on football's history, but are on the decline. And tbh Messi's declining faster although he is younger.