What if the League of Nations tipped the scales in favor of Lamine Yamal in the Ballon d'Or? It is not so anecdotal as that: if Spain bowed in the final against Portugal, last Sunday in Munich, after a penalty shootout (2-2, 5-3 TAB), and that the Barça phenomenon was ghostly, it had flambé three days earlier during the semi-finals against the French team (5-4), with a registered penalty and two-sided
When Ousmane Dembélé, his main rival for the Ballon d'Or 2025, was not decisive during this spectacular meeting, six days after the resounding coronation of PSG in the Champions League thanks to a 5-0 against Inter Milan in the final. As a reminder, Lamine Yamal had been breathtaking in the semi-finals of the C1 against the Nerazzurri and, the first criterion established by France Football – namely “Individual performance and decisive and impressive character” – gives the 17 -year -old gaucher widely favorite.
Pending the vote of 100 journalists in a few weeks (the 30 players named are revealed on August 7 and the ceremony is scheduled in Paris on September 22), Lamine Yamal was acclaimed by Internet users for the most beautiful goal of the 2024-2025 Nations League season. The Catalan jewel achieved a high class technical chain in overtime against the Netherlands in the quarter-final return, on March 23.
Lamine Yamal in front of two Portuguese and Cherki
The goal of Lamine Yamal is ahead of two Portuguese achievements: the sublime left strike from Francisco Conceiçao during the semi-final against Germany and the missile sent by Bruno Fernandes against Poland in the group phase. The Golazo signed Rayan Cherki, during the half lost by the Blues against the Spanish (5-4), arrives in fourth position. This half-volley from the left may make a more beautiful goal than that of Lamine Yamal but the prodigy formed at OL has fewer admirers …
In this top goals of the League of Nations, we find the magnificent volley of Federico Di Marco during France-Italie at the start of the competition, at the Parc des Princes, an exceptional recovery of the Croatian left side Borna Sosa against Poland or a return of the Danish striker Yussuf Poulsen and a slalom signed Benjamin Sesko with Slovenia. Total treat!
