Lamine Yamal for the double
If the Barcelonais Lamine Yamal must be satisfied with an outsider status in the Golden Ball race, Ousmane Dembélé having the favors of the forecasts, he on the other hand makes a favorite ride to his own succession for the Kopa 2025 Trophy. The desired PSG attacker nevertheless has some arguments to assert and will be a weight rival. His teammate Joao Neves should also be well placed.
Ousmane Dembélé Big favorite
With the incredible quintuplet made by PSG and its maddening statistics with 35 goals and 16 assists, Ousmane Dembélé appears to be the big favorite for the succession of Rodri. The Parisian striker will nevertheless have to deal with the competition from Lamine Yamal, his main rival. If other Parisian players should be honored, like Achraf Hakimi, Vitinha or Gianluigi Donnarumma, Mohamed Salah, Kylian Mbappé or Cole Palmer should also start from Paris with accessit.
The nominees for the Ballon d'Or
At the beginning of August, the list of 30 nominees in the Ballon d'Or was unveiled, with no less than nine PSG players, which equaled the Real Madrid record in 2018. In addition to Ousmane Dembélé, Gianluigi Donnarumma, Désiré Doué, Fabian Ruiz, Achraf Hakimi, Joao Neves, Khvitcha Kvaratskhelia, Nuno Mendes Jude Bellingham, Denzel Dumfries, Serhou Guirassy, Erling Haaland, Viktor Gyökeres, Harry Kane, Robert Lewandowski, Alexis Mac Allister, Lautaro Martinez, Scott Mctominay, Kylian Mbappé, Michael Olise, Pedri, Cole Palmer, Raphinha, Mohamed, Salah, Virgil van Dijk, Vinicius, Florian Wirtz and Lamine Yamal.
Who to succeed Aitana Bonmati?
The female Ballon d'Or will also be awarded this Monday evening on the Chatelet Theater stage, with 30 players on the starting line. In search of a hat -trick, the Spanish Aitana Bonmati will have a lot to do, especially because of the golden season made by two English players: Alessia Russo and Chloe Kelly, winners of the Champions League with Arsenal and Euro with England. Alexia Putellas should obtain a new accessit as well as the English goalkeeper Hannah Hampton and her compatriot Lucy Bronze.
Luis Enrique rewarded?
If he will be absent from the Golden Ball ceremony, a consequence of the postponement of the classic to this Monday evening, Luis Enrique appears as the big favorite to the succession of Carlo Ancelotti. Neither Antonio Conte, winner of the Scudetto with Naples, nor Hansi Flick, author of the Tripped Liga-Coupe of the Spanish King-Supercurcoupe with Barça, Nor Arne Slot, who led Liverpool to his twentieth title in England, and nor Enzo Maresca, world champion with Chelsea, do not seem to challenge his victory.
Start of the ceremony at 9:00 p.m.
The football gratin has an appointment this Monday evening at the Théâtre du Châtelet for the Ballon d'Or ceremony. Several absences will nevertheless be to be deplored, either by choice or by obligation. If Real Madrid has decided to boycott the ceremony, PSG will come in a limited committee. Consequence of the postponement of the classic at 8 p.m. on Monday evening.
