{"id":40135,"date":"2025-06-14T19:19:00","date_gmt":"2025-06-14T17:19:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/weisetech.dev\/fc-barcelona-noticias\/en\/dembele-praises-lamine-and-is-honest-about-ballon-or_313066_102\/"},"modified":"2026-04-16T09:45:57","modified_gmt":"2026-04-16T07:45:57","slug":"dembele-praises-lamine-and-is-honest-about-ballon-or_313066_102","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.fcbarcelonanoticias.com\/en\/football\/dembele-praises-lamine-and-is-honest-about-ballon-or_313066_102.html","title":{"rendered":"Demb\u00e9l\u00e9 praises Lamine and is honest about the Ballon d’Or"},"content":{"rendered":"
Ousmane Demb\u00e9l\u00e9 closed his best season as a professional by lifting the treble with Paris Saint-Germain. After the departure of Kylian Mbapp\u00e9, the ‘Mosquito’ assumed the leadership of the Parisian attack, with 33 goals and 15 assists in 49 matches<\/strong> and a remarkable second half of the season.<\/p> Although he finished the season with a muscular injury that will prevent him from playing in the group stage of the Club World Cup<\/a>, ‘Dembouz’ has no doubts about his chances of winning the Ballon d’Or<\/a>. In an interview with the organizer of the award, ‘France Football’, the 28-year-old winger made it clear that it will be difficult to win it, but logically he dreams of it.<\/p> “Winning a Ballon d’Or<\/strong> when you are a footballer is, obviously, the holy grail at an individual level. It is something you dream of as a child.”<\/p> <\/blockquote> “To begin with, I hope to be among the 30 nominees. I have had difficult years with injuries, poor performances as well. This season I think I have been consistent, so we will see what happens. It would already be exceptional to have my name on the list. And being one of the favorites is already a great victory<\/strong>, although I hope to win it someday,” explained Ousmane.<\/p> In that sense, the Vernon native was asked about his opinion of Lamine Yamal<\/a>, with whom he shared several months at FC Barcelona and who is supposedly his main rival for the Ballon d’Or this year.<\/p> “They were already talking about him from a very young age in Barcelona. When he arrived at the professional team, we understood that he was exceptional and took on another dimension. In training, he dribbled, assisted, scored<\/strong>,” recalled the Frenchman.<\/p>
Demb\u00e9l\u00e9 praises Lamine and avoids talking about Ballon d’Or favorites<\/h2>