Raphinha or Lamine Yamal? Discover the favorite of Pau Cubarsí has ​​to win the Golden Ball 2025

Talking about Pau Cubarsí is undoubtedly discussing one of the best, if not the best, young defender in the world today. The native of Estanyol, barely 18 years old, has established himself as a defender who performs his duties exceptionally, being a true wall.

Furthermore, he possesses great tactical intelligence for interceptions, precision in tackles, and offside traps. However, his main attraction lies in his extensive technical quality to orchestrate plays from the backline, whether by making long runs or through precise passes.

However, this time, the name Pau Cubarsí stands out not for his great footballing quality, but rather for an interview given to 'El Partidazo' of Cadena COPE, in which he mainly addressed a specific topic: who does he see with a certain favoritism to win the Ballon d'Or 2025? Considering the progress of the 2024-25 season, there might be a clear presence of a Barça player in the final shortlist for the award, without ruling out the possibility of one of them winning it.

Pau Cubarsí and the Ballon d'Or 2025: who is his favorite, Raphinha or Lamine Yamal?

At this point, Pau Cubarsí has not hesitated in his choice, proclaiming Raphinha as his undisputed favorite to win the award given by France Football, just as Hansi Flick did recently. "Right now, considering how the season is going, I would give it to Raphinha," a response that surprised the interviewer, the journalist Juanma Castaño, who replied, "But Lamine won't be upset with this answer, will he?" to which the Barça '2' responded: "Lamine would also say Raphinha."

"Right now, considering how the season is going, I would give it to Raphinha"

The '11' is also a great leader in Barcelona's dressing room

Regarding Raphinha, a player who is having an exceptional season with FC Barcelona, with 27 goals and 20 assists in 42 matches, providing solid arguments to consider him a strong candidate for the Ballon d'Or 2025. Likewise, Cubarsí does not hesitate to emphasize 'Rapha's' role as a "dressing room leader," not forgetting to mention another one of his defensive partners and team captain, Ronald Araujo.