Paris Saint-Germain will therefore not have had enough fuel in the reservoir to reach its ultimate goal: to succeed in the quintuplet. After winning the Champions League, Ligue 1, the French Cup and the Champions Trophy, the capital's club failed Sunday evening against Chelsea, in the Club World Cup final (3-0). Not successful like the rest of his teammates during this match, Ousmane Dembélé may have lost points in his Golden Ball race.
Injured and absent for a good part of this first edition of the Club World Cup, the tricolor international still managed an interesting performance during the success against Real Madrid in the semi-finals (4-0). Author of a goal, he seemed to be well relaunched. But Chelsea then went through there. For some observers, this sausage of sausage water could have a certain impact on the votes of the Ballon d'Or 2025. Raymond Domenech said it was convinced.
The chain consultant, the team said it on the air just after the meeting. “He shouldn't come (at the Club World Cup). But not to have done something more, does not help him. The final will stay. They took three, we didn't see it. His absence in this final can be detrimental. Competition is important, it is (Lamine) Yamal. It will weigh. »» An analysis made by the former coach of the Blues by trying to put himself in the place of the voters. And he recognized that this type of reflection was not the one that should be had.
Ousmane Dembélé has competition for the Ballon d'Or
“It's not good. You don't judge a match. But the image you keep at the last moment … the weight … the other (Lamine Yamal) he is not there, he remains in the dream. All the people who will vote for (Lamine) Yamal, it's dream, it's Barça. They will vote for that. »» The struggle is therefore still tight between Ousmane Dembélé and that which many present as its main competitor.
But “Dembouz” could also be undermined in votes by one of his own teammates. If PSG and Luis Enrique have decided to publicly support Ousmane Dembélé for the Ballon d'Or, the fact remains that Achraf Hakimi also has the profile of a favorite. And the Moroccan was also one of the few Parisians to go out of the game during the final lost to the Blues. There is just over two months left before the 2025 gold ball ceremony, but the votes will not delay.
