This Thursday evening, Spain and France meet, just under a year after the final of Euro 2024, on the occasion of the Final Four of the League of Nations disputed in Germany.
A match in the match is coming, with the opposition between Lamine Yamal and Ousmane Dembélé. These two players are the two main contenders for the Golden Ball 2025. With the victory in the Champions League, last Saturday in Munich, the tricolor international even seems to have one step ahead.
Asked about a possible podium, Didier Deschamps did not really want to get wet. “For me, today, it would be difficult to establish a trio of candidates. He also was Mbappé, top scorer in the liga and golden shoe when he has just changed his team. Or Lamine Yamal, who, I think, did pretty well … and why not Lewandowski or Raphinha? »»said the coach of the Blues at a press conference.
Deschamps refuses to put on a pedestal
Words that made Pierre Ménès jump. “Even more, even more since he has been a coach, Deschamps has been in politics. It is a terrible lukewarm water tap. The role of the coach would probably be more to support for Dembélé »estimated the sports journalist on his YouTube channel.
By not taking a clear position in favor of the Paris Saint-Germain player, Didier Deschamps thus avoids offending Kylian Mbappé. The number 9 Madrid may still have a few chances of doing well to win the prestigious individual reward.
