{"id":3211,"date":"2025-07-10T00:30:00","date_gmt":"2025-07-09T22:30:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/weisetech.dev\/fc-barcelona-noticias\/en\/ballon-or-dembele-moves-away-from-lamine-thanks-to-world-cup_313457_102\/"},"modified":"2026-04-16T09:23:05","modified_gmt":"2026-04-16T07:23:05","slug":"ballon-or-dembele-moves-away-from-lamine-thanks-to-world-cup_313457_102","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.fcbarcelonanoticias.com\/en\/golden-ball\/ballon-or-dembele-moves-away-from-lamine-thanks-to-world-cup_313457_102.html","title":{"rendered":"Ballon d’Or: Demb\u00e9l\u00e9 takes advantage of the World Cup to take the lead over Lamine"},"content":{"rendered":"

Ousmane Demb\u00e9l\u00e9 can win the Ballon d’Or next Sunday with PSG. Will the FIFA tournament be the icing on the cake for the Frenchman to surpass Lamine Yamal?<\/h2> \r\n
\r\n \r\n \r\n Calendar of FC Barcelona <\/a>\r\n<\/div>

Ousmane Demb\u00e9l\u00e9<\/a> shone again with Paris Saint-Germain<\/a> in the semi-final of the Club World Cup<\/a>. The ’10’ scored his second goal of the tournament, which made it 2-0 and paved the way for Luis Enrique’s side to thrash Real Madrid<\/a> (4-0).<\/p>

Although the ‘Mosquito’ missed the group stage of the tournament and only played half an hour in the round of 16 against Inter Miami (4-0), he was important in the quarter-finals against Bayern Munich<\/strong>, scoring the goal that sealed the victory (2-0) against the Bavarians.<\/p>

Against Madrid, he was finally in the starting line-up and led the PSG rout, assisting Fabi\u00e1n Ruiz for the 1-0 and scoring the team’s second goal in just nine minutes. Demb\u00e9l\u00e9 caused the mistakes of Ra\u00fal Asencio and Antonio R\u00fcdiger<\/strong> which, finally, led to a comfortable victory for Luis Enrique’s side.<\/p>

\"World<\/picture><\/a> <\/figure>

Related<\/p>

World Ridicule: PSG crushes Real Madrid and will play the final against Chelsea <\/a> <\/h4> <\/div> <\/section><\/div>

Demb\u00e9l\u00e9, going for a ‘poker’ with Paris that brings him closer to the Ballon d’Or<\/h2>

Now, Ousmane will face Chelsea<\/a> in the Club World Cup final next Sunday, looking for an unprecedented ‘poker’ in European football and his fifth title of the season that could put him as a favourite for the Ballon d’Or<\/a>.<\/p>

Paris have already won everything in France (League, Cup and Super Cup), as well as the UEFA Champions League<\/strong>. With that, the Vernon native can take an important advantage in terms of honours over Lamine Yamal<\/a>.<\/p>

Thanks to his participation in the World Cup, Demb\u00e9l\u00e9 has 35 goals and 16 assists<\/strong> in 53 games of the 24\/25 season. Lamine, on the other hand, has 20 goals and 23 assists<\/strong> in 56 appearances with FC Barcelona<\/a>, winning the national treble with Hansi Flick’s side<\/a>.<\/p>

Demb\u00e9l\u00e9 vs Lamine: this is how the race for the Ballon d’Or is going<\/h2>

However, the definition of the Ballon d’Or will depend on the criteria of the voters in the 2025 edition. If it is about current form, talent and individual performance, the Bar\u00e7a winger would have an advantage<\/strong>, as he closed the year in better form, something that was evident in the semi-final of the Nations League.<\/p>

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Related<\/p>

Lamine Yamal: brace and MVP in the semi-finals of the Nations League 2025 <\/a> <\/h4> <\/div> <\/section><\/div>

In the head-to-head between Spain and France, Lamine shone with a brace in the thrashing of ‘Les Bleus’ (5-4)<\/a>, where Demb\u00e9l\u00e9 was missing for 76 minutes. Beyond that, in terms of honours in the season, the Parisian ’10’ clearly has an advantage.<\/p>
PERFORMANCE AND TITLES OF LAMINE AND DEMB\u00c9L\u00c9 IN 24\/25<\/strong><\/caption> \t
Indicator<\/th> \t\t\tLamine Yamal<\/th> \t\t\tOusmane Demb\u00e9l\u00e9<\/th> \t\t<\/tr><\/thead>
Matches played<\/strong><\/td> \t\t\t56<\/td> \t\t\t53<\/td> \t\t<\/tr>
Minutes played<\/strong><\/td> \t\t\t4.643<\/td> \t\t\t3.488<\/td> \t\t<\/tr>
Goals<\/strong><\/td> \t\t\t18<\/td> \t\t\t35<\/td> \t\t<\/tr>
Assists<\/strong><\/td> \t\t\t23<\/td> \t\t\t16<\/td> \t\t<\/tr>
Titles<\/strong><\/td> \t\t\t3<\/td> \t\t\t4<\/td> \t\t<\/tr> <\/tbody> <\/table>

First, for winning the Champions League with Luis Enrique’s side, adding 8 goals and 6 assists<\/strong> in 15 appearances in the tournament. If he wins the Club World Cup, with an outstanding performance in the final against Chelsea, the ‘Mosquito’ will take a key step towards his first Ballon d’Or.<\/p>

In addition to Lamine and Demb\u00e9l\u00e9, other players such as Raphinha, Pedri Gonz\u00e1lez, Vitinha and Nuno Mendes himself<\/strong> can be considered among the candidates for the award given annually by ‘France Football’, the latter two thanks to winning the Champions League and the Nations League with Portugal.<\/p>

Of the four, the one with the best numbers is Rafa<\/strong>. The Brazilian closed the 24\/25 season with 34 goals and 23 assists, i.e. 57 goals produced in 57 games. Only Mohamed Salah<\/strong> participated in an identical number of goals the previous year (the Egyptian scored the same number of goals and assists in 52 games).<\/p>

\"Ballon<\/picture><\/a> <\/figure>

Related<\/p>

Ballon d’Or: dates set for the 2025 nominations and gala <\/a> <\/h4> <\/div> <\/section><\/div>