Ballon d’Or: Lamine Yamal did not take Ousmane Dembélé’s coronation badly

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By: Manu Tournoux

Ballon d'Or: Lamine Yamal did not take Ousmane Dembélé's coronation badly

Thanks to his success in La Liga, but especially to the 2026 World Cup won with Spain, Lamine Yamal (19 years old) is one of the big favorites to lift the 2026 Ballon d’Or. A performance of choice for the star of FC Barcelona and La Roja who had already battled last year with Ousmane Dembélé. Beaten by the French international, who won the Champions League with Paris Saint-Germain, Lamine Yamal assures that he did not have a bad experience of this moment.

“There aren’t many 18-year-olds who go to a Ballon d’Or ceremony and think they have a chance of winning. It was my second Ballon d’Or ceremony. And to be there, with chances of winning against Ousmane Dembélé, it was already a dream for me. In the end, it was Ousmane who won, but I took it well. “Ous’” deserved it, he had an incredible season, winning the Champions League. I was happy for him. And I received the Kopa trophy for the second time”he told The Team.

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