{"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&#8217;Or"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Demb\u00e9l\u00e9 spoke with &#8216;France Football&#8217; about his chances of winning the Ballon d&#8217;Or. The &#8216;Mosquito&#8217; did not hesitate to praise Lamine Yamal and assessed his time at Barcelona, resorting to self-criticism<\/h2>  \r\n<div class=\"article-addons\">\r\n    <a href=\"https:\/\/www.fcbarcelonanoticias.com\/en\/calendar-fc-barcelona.html\"\r\n       target=\"_self\"\r\n       title=\"Calendar of FC Barcelona\"\r\n       class=\"blue-gredient-btn\">\r\n       \r\n        Calendar of FC Barcelona    <\/a>\r\n<\/div>   <p>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, <strong>the &#8216;Mosquito&#8217; 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>  <p>Although he finished the season with a muscular injury that will prevent him from playing in the group stage of the <a data-external=\"0\" data-intl-links-en=\"https:\/\/www.fcbarcelonanoticias.com\/en\/football\/club-world-cup\" data-intl-links-es=\"https:\/\/www.fcbarcelonanoticias.com\/futbol\/mundial-de-clubes\" href=\"https:\/\/www.fcbarcelonanoticias.com\/en\/football\/club-world-cup.html\" rel=\"follow\" target=\"_self\" title=\"Club World Cup\">Club World Cup<\/a>, &#8216;Dembouz&#8217; has no doubts about his chances of winning the <a data-external=\"0\" data-intl-links-en=\"https:\/\/www.fcbarcelonanoticias.com\/en\/tags\/ballon-or\" data-intl-links-es=\"https:\/\/www.fcbarcelonanoticias.com\/tags\/balon-oro\" href=\"https:\/\/www.fcbarcelonanoticias.com\/en\/tags\/ballon-or.html\" rel=\"follow\" target=\"_self\" title=\"Ballon d'Or\">Ballon d&#8217;Or<\/a>. In an interview with the organizer of the award, &#8216;France Football&#8217;, the 28-year-old winger made it clear that it will be difficult to win it, but logically he dreams of it.<\/p>  <blockquote> <p>&#8220;Winning a <strong>Ballon d&#8217;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.&#8221;<\/p> <\/blockquote>  <p>&#8220;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. <strong>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,&#8221; explained Ousmane.<\/p>  <h2>Demb\u00e9l\u00e9 praises Lamine and avoids talking about Ballon d&#8217;Or favorites<\/h2>  <p>In that sense, the Vernon native was asked about his opinion of <a data-external=\"0\" data-intl-links-en=\"https:\/\/www.fcbarcelonanoticias.com\/en\/tags\/lamine-yamal\" data-intl-links-es=\"https:\/\/www.fcbarcelonanoticias.com\/tags\/lamine-yamal\" href=\"https:\/\/www.fcbarcelonanoticias.com\/en\/player\/lamine-yamal.html\" rel=\"follow\" target=\"_self\" title=\"Lamine Yamal - All the latest news of the 'crack' of Bar\u00e7a\">Lamine Yamal<\/a>, with whom he shared several months at FC Barcelona and who is supposedly his main rival for the Ballon d&#8217;Or this year.<\/p>  <p>&#8220;They were already talking about him from a very young age in Barcelona. <strong>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>,&#8221; recalled the Frenchman.<\/p>  <div class=\"cke-element cke-element--102\"><section class=\"c-related-article\"><figure class=\"c-image__fig\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.fcbarcelonanoticias.com\/futbol\/lamine-yamal-vs-ousmane-dembele-asi-marcha-carrera-balon-oro-2025_312994_102.html\" title=\"Lamine Yamal vs. Ousmane Demb\u00e9l\u00e9: This is how the race for the 2025 Ballon d'Or stands\" class=\"c-image__imglink\"><picture><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.fcbarcelonanoticias.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/06\/fcbn-09017d78e200ea62f14d547e9872a9c2.jpeg\" alt=\"Lamine Yamal vs. Ousmane Demb\u00e9l\u00e9: This is how the race for the 2025 Ballon d'Or stands\" title=\"Lamine Yamal vs. Ousmane Demb\u00e9l\u00e9: This is how the race for the 2025 Ballon d'Or stands\" class=\"c-image__img\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\" loading=\"lazy\"><\/picture><\/a>     <\/figure><div class=\"c-related-article__wrapper\">         <p class=\"c-related-article__avantitle\">Related<\/p>         <h4 class=\"c-related-article__title\">             <a href=\"https:\/\/www.fcbarcelonanoticias.com\/futbol\/lamine-yamal-vs-ousmane-dembele-asi-marcha-carrera-balon-oro-2025_312994_102.html\" title=\"Lamine Yamal vs Ousmane Demb\u00e9l\u00e9: this is the race for the 2025 Ballon d'Or\" class=\"c-related-article__link\">                 Lamine Yamal vs Ousmane Demb\u00e9l\u00e9: this is the race for the 2025 Ballon d&#8217;Or             <\/a>         <\/h4>     <\/div> <\/section><\/div>  <p>Therefore, he believes that both he and Lamine and other players have the conditions to win the Ballon d&#8217;Or, because in the end <strong>everything depends on the criteria of the journalists who vote<\/strong>. In his case, he defines himself as a footballer who tries to give a show.<\/p>  <p>&#8220;<strong>I like to dribble, but I am also someone who helps the team a lot<\/strong>, who wants to score goals and assist. Then, everyone thinks what they want and votes what they want. <strong>If you like Ousmane Demb\u00e9l\u00e9, great; if not, life goes on<\/strong>. We&#8217;ll see,&#8221; he pointed out.<\/p>  <h2>Demb\u00e9l\u00e9&#8217;s change of mentality after leaving Bar\u00e7a<\/h2>  <p>On the other hand, the &#8217;10&#8217; of Paris again referred to his time at Bar\u00e7a. The winger resorted to self-criticism, recalling that, due to his youth, <strong>he was probably not professional enough<\/strong> during his time at the Blaugrana team.<\/p>  <p>Now, Demb\u00e9l\u00e9 works much more on his physique, even during his days off, a key factor to avoid the injuries that haunted him during his time as a &#8216;cul\u00e9&#8217;.<\/p>  <p>&#8220;<strong>I arrived there young, I played from 20 to 26 years old, I had many physical problems. I learned a lot, it helped me<\/strong>. Now I know my body much better and that is why I get injured less. I know when I am well, but also when I need to slow down, dose in training,&#8221; argued the &#8216;Mosquito&#8217;.<\/p>  <div class=\"cke-element cke-element--102\"><section class=\"c-related-article\"><figure class=\"c-image__fig\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.fcbarcelonanoticias.com\/futbol\/champions-league\/dembele-se-acuerda-barca-durante-festejos-por-champions_312883_102.html\" title=\"Demb\u00e9l\u00e9 remembers Bar\u00e7a during the Champions League celebrations\" class=\"c-image__imglink\"><picture><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.fcbarcelonanoticias.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/06\/fcbn-c98e62c11a9e15d0eede10e0a177aa86.jpeg\" alt=\"Demb\u00e9l\u00e9 remembers Bar\u00e7a during the Champions League celebrations\" title=\"Demb\u00e9l\u00e9 remembers Bar\u00e7a during the Champions League celebrations\" class=\"c-image__img\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\" loading=\"lazy\"><\/picture><\/a>     <\/figure><div class=\"c-related-article__wrapper\">         <p class=\"c-related-article__avantitle\">Related<\/p>         <h4 class=\"c-related-article__title\">             <a href=\"https:\/\/www.fcbarcelonanoticias.com\/futbol\/champions-league\/dembele-se-acuerda-barca-durante-festejos-por-champions_312883_102.html\" title=\"Demb\u00e9l\u00e9 remembers Bar\u00e7a during the Champions League celebrations\" class=\"c-related-article__link\">                 Demb\u00e9l\u00e9 remembers Bar\u00e7a during the Champions League celebrations             <\/a>         <\/h4>     <\/div> <\/section><\/div>  <p>Now, the 28-year-old striker will try to overcome his discomfort in his left thigh to reach at least the KO phase of the Club World Cup. <strong>Paris debuts this Sunday against Atl\u00e9tico de Madrid<\/strong> and, afterwards, will face Botafogo of Brazil and the Seattle Sounders of the United States.<\/p>  <blockquote> <p>&#8220;Before, I would go home, play NBA 2K, watch a little TV. 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