This is the end of the suspense. After months of remote debate and clashes (or not), the duel between Ousmane Dembélé and Lamine Yamal made his verdict. And it is therefore French who triumphs, at 28, at the expense of the prodigy of FC Barcelona.
Was it necessary to reward pure talent, sparkling with the Catalan club and the Spanish selection, already at the top at only 18 years old? Or put in the spotlight that which was the spearhead of the impressive Parisian collective, who walked on Europe last spring? Voters, 100 journalists from around the world, have made their choice.
While PSG has a record number of finalists (nine players named!), And equal that of representatives in the top 10 (five, like Bayern in 2014), this is Ousmane Dembélé at the top of the poster.
Dembélé, the sixth French Ballon d'Or
No one would undoubtedly have bet on it a few months ago, when the French international struggled to show an efficiency that has been up to the potential that everyone has lent him for many years. This is now the case, and “Dembouz” has become a complete attacker, formidable pressing leader, totally in line with Luis Enrique's ideas.
Ousmane Dembélé is the sixth French to win the Ballon d'Or after Raymond Kopa, Michel Platini, Jean-Pierre Papin. Zinedine Zidane and Karim Benzema. This is the eighth time that France has offered the prestigious trophy, a record now shared with Argentina, which is based only on Lionel Messi.
