{"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":"

Demb\u00e9l\u00e9 spoke with ‘France Football’ about his chances of winning the Ballon d’Or. The ‘Mosquito’ did not hesitate to praise Lamine Yamal and assessed his time at Barcelona, resorting to self-criticism<\/h2> \r\n
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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>

Demb\u00e9l\u00e9 praises Lamine and avoids talking about Ballon d’Or favorites<\/h2>

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>