It is already in the 2025 gold ball race. The knockout stages of the Champions League, played this week, made it possible to sort among the candidates for the succession of Rodri. Announced as the great favorite, Mohamed Salah lost big with the elimination of Liverpool against Paris Saint-Germain.
This is what Walid Achechour confirms on Winamax TV. “” Often there is a small problem to get it the Ballon d'Or with himanalyzes the journalist. It is often said that it deserves it. But there, for me, he lost the Ballon d'Or and lost the Champions League. It won't take off her great season, but it's a stain. »»
Golden ball, it's validated for Ousmane Dembélé!
Conversely, if there is one who has scored points, it was Ousmane Dembélé. Author of an exceptional statistical season (29 goals and 7 assists in 39 matches in all competitions), in a new number 9 position for him, the PSG striker is today favorite.
This is confirmed by a survey carried out by the team. For readers of the newspaper, the international tricolor (27 years old) largely deserves to be crowned. They are also 40.9%to designate it Ballon d'Or, ahead of Raphinha (25%) and Lamine Yamal (8.8%). Kylian Mbappé (8%) and Mohamed Salah (7.4%) complete the top 5.
If he lifted the trophy next fall, the former Barcelona would become the sixth French player to register his name at the charts after Raymond Kopa (1958), Michel Platini (1983, 1984, 1985), Jean-Pierre Papin (1991), Zinedine Zidane (1998) and Karim Benzema (2022). But the road to the title is still long for Ousmane Dembélé.
