Moment of hesitation on beIN Sports Saturday afternoon, during the 9th day of Ligue 1 between Brest and PSG (0-3). In the comments, Daniel Bravo stood out despite himself with a rather improbable error. Wanting to salute the progress of young Désiré Doué, the consultant affirmed several times that the Parisian attacking midfielder had finished… third in the 2025 Ballon d'Or.
“You know Christophe, Désiré Doué finished 3rd in the Ballon d’Or, you realize, 3rd, it’s exceptional! », Launched Bravo, very seriously, to his friend Christophe Josse.
Problem: Doué didn't finish on the podium at all. The Parisian, brilliant since his arrival in the capital, actually took 14th place in the ranking, behind several of his teammates, Ousmane Dembélé, Vitinha, Achraf Hakimi and Nuno Mendes.
Maybe he'll get there one day
The sequence, repeated several times during the live broadcast, quickly made the rounds on social networks, where Internet users were amused by this monumental blunder. Former French international and ex-PSG midfielder, Daniel Bravo has since taken the matter philosophically. A minor awkwardness, but which will remain as the funniest moment of a match largely dominated by Paris.
While Bravo confused the rankings, Doué continued to justify the praise by scoring the third Parisian goal after coming on in the second half. At 20 years old, the Parisian prodigy has perhaps not yet finished third in the Ballon d'Or… but he seems well on his way to being talked about for a long time to come and to, perhaps, achieve it one day.
