{"id":41290,"date":"2025-06-14T18:52:00","date_gmt":"2025-06-14T16:52:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/weisetech.dev\/fc-barcelona-noticias\/en\/pique-chooses-lamine-yamal-as-favorite-for-ballon-or_313065_102\/"},"modified":"2026-04-16T09:35:13","modified_gmt":"2026-04-16T07:35:13","slug":"pique-chooses-lamine-yamal-as-favorite-for-ballon-or_313065_102","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.fcbarcelonanoticias.com\/en\/football\/pique-chooses-lamine-yamal-as-favorite-for-ballon-or_313065_102.html","title":{"rendered":"Piqu\u00e9 chooses Lamine Yamal as favorite for the Ballon d&#8217;Or"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Gerard Piqu\u00e9 spoke about Lamine and Demb\u00e9l\u00e9&#8217;s favoritism for the 2025 Ballon d&#8217;Or before the Kings World Cup final. Who did he choose?<\/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>Before the final of the Kings World Cup, starring two Spanish teams, <a data-external=\"0\" data-intl-links-en=\"https:\/\/www.fcbarcelonanoticias.com\/en\/tags\/gerard-pique\" data-intl-links-es=\"https:\/\/www.fcbarcelonanoticias.com\/tags\/gerard-pique\" href=\"https:\/\/www.fcbarcelonanoticias.com\/en\/tags\/gerard-pique.html\" rel=\"follow\" target=\"_self\" title=\"Gerard Piqu\u00e9\">Gerard Piqu\u00e9<\/a> took the opportunity to talk about the main candidates for the 2025 Ballon d&#8217;Or: <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 on the Bar\u00e7a 'crack'\">Lamine Yamal<\/a> and Ousmane Demb\u00e9l\u00e9.<\/p>  <p>Although the former Bar\u00e7a center-back and founder of the Kings League expressed his admiration for both players, he opted for the Bar\u00e7a youth player. Lamine was part of the World Cup of the streamers league <strong>as president of the club La Capital<\/strong> together with the youtuber &#8216;La Cobra&#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\/lamine-yamal-sin-suerte-en-kings-world-cup-su-equipo-fue-eliminado_313007_102.html\" title=\"Lamine Yamal at the Kings World Cup: How did his team fare?\" class=\"c-image__imglink\"><picture><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.fcbarcelonanoticias.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/06\/fcbn-4100c856d1add3556f615684a660da0c.jpeg\" alt=\"Lamine Yamal at the Kings World Cup: How did his team fare?\" title=\"Lamine Yamal at the Kings World Cup: How did his team fare?\" 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-sin-suerte-en-kings-world-cup-su-equipo-fue-eliminado_313007_102.html\" title=\"Lamine Yamal, without luck in the Kings World Cup: his team was eliminated\" class=\"c-related-article__link\">                 Lamine Yamal, without luck in the Kings World Cup: his team was eliminated             <\/a>         <\/h4>     <\/div> <\/section><\/div>  <p>Finally, <strong>Porcinos and Troncos will define the champion this Saturday (21:00 CEST)<\/strong>, with the first team looking to retain the trophy. La Capital was left out in the first round, while the club of <a data-external=\"0\" data-intl-links-en=\"https:\/\/www.fcbarcelonanoticias.com\/en\/tags\/neymar-jr\" data-intl-links-es=\"https:\/\/www.fcbarcelonanoticias.com\/tags\/neymar-jr\" href=\"https:\/\/www.fcbarcelonanoticias.com\/en\/tags\/neymar-jr.html\" rel=\"follow\" target=\"_self\" title=\"Neymar Jr\">Neymar Jr.<\/a>, Furia, said goodbye in &#8216;semis&#8217;.<\/p>  <h2>Gerard Piqu\u00e9 prefers to see Lamine Yamal winning the Ballon d&#8217;Or<\/h2>  <p>&#8220;I have had the opportunity to share a dressing room with both Demb\u00e9l\u00e9 and Lamine. <strong>They are both incredible guys. You already know Ousmane&#8217;s way of being and Lamine is very talented, very special<\/strong>,&#8221; Piqu\u00e9 began by saying at the &#8216;VivaTech&#8217; in Paris.<\/p>  <p>In that sense, he added: &#8220;<strong>I prefer Lamine because he is in Barcelona now and also in the Kings League. I would like Lamine to win. He is very young, very talented<\/strong>. I think he is very special.&#8221;<\/p>  <p>However, he also made it clear that, if the award stays in the hands of &#8216;Dembouz&#8217;, he will feel satisfied. &#8220;<strong>But I would also like Ousmane. And, if he finally wins, I will be happy for him<\/strong>,&#8221; Geri pointed out.<\/p>  <p>Although the &#8216;Mosquito&#8217; can improve his records and honors in the 24\/25 thanks to 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>, he will probably miss the entire group stage and, with luck, will arrive for the round of 16 tie. Yamal, on the other hand, is already on vacation with Bar\u00e7a.<\/p>  <h2>Piqu\u00e9, happy for Luis Enrique&#8217;s treble with PSG<\/h2>  <p>On the other hand, Piqu\u00e9 took the opportunity to congratulate Luis Enrique for obtaining his second Champions League, this time as coach of Paris Saint-Germain. The consecration in Munich is, precisely, <a data-external=\"0\" data-intl-links-en=\"https:\/\/www.fcbarcelonanoticias.com\/en\/football\/champions-league\/ballon-or-dembele-shines-in-psg-1st-champions-league_312876_102.html\" data-intl-links-es=\"https:\/\/www.fcbarcelonanoticias.com\/futbol\/champions-league\/dembele-afianza-su-candidatura-balon-oro-con-1a-champions-psg_312876_102.html\" href=\"https:\/\/www.fcbarcelonanoticias.com\/en\/football\/champions-league\/ballon-or-dembele-shines-in-psg-1st-champions-league_312876_102.html\" rel=\"follow\" target=\"_self\" title=\"Demb\u00e9l\u00e9 presents his candidacy for the 2025 Ballon d'Or with PSG's 1st Champions League\">Demb\u00e9l\u00e9&#8217;s main argument to fight for the Ballon d&#8217;Or<\/a>.<\/p>  <p>&#8220;I know him very well. I had the opportunity to have him as a coach for three years. He is extraordinary. <strong>His mentality&#8230; he is a true leader. His message has always been &#8216;I don&#8217;t need big stars, I need a team&#8217;<\/strong>. Players playing together for an objective that is the same for everyone and he has had this,&#8221; explained the former Bar\u00e7a center-back.<\/p>  <p>He also highlighted the way in which the Asturian was able to deal with Kylian Mbapp\u00e9&#8217;s departure last summer. A key factor, because collectively PSG &#8220;<strong>became more of a team. Playing the best football in Europe and winning in the final against Inter Milan by 5-0<\/strong>. I think the Paris fans should feel very proud of what they have achieved,&#8221; concluded Geri.<\/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\/psg-alcanza-gloria-europea-justo-salida-kylian-mbappe_312877_102.html\" title=\"PSG reach European glory just after Kylian Mbapp\u00e9's departure!\" class=\"c-image__imglink\"><picture><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.fcbarcelonanoticias.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/06\/fcbn-e2a4bb391e8b8335a072026f5206a136.jpeg\" alt=\"PSG reach European glory just after Kylian Mbapp\u00e9's departure!\" title=\"PSG reach European glory just after Kylian Mbapp\u00e9's departure!\" 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\/psg-alcanza-gloria-europea-justo-salida-kylian-mbappe_312877_102.html\" title=\"PSG Reaches European Glory Right After Kylian Mbapp\u00e9's Departure!\" class=\"c-related-article__link\">                 PSG Reaches European Glory Right After Kylian Mbapp\u00e9&#8217;s Departure!             <\/a>         <\/h4>     <\/div> <\/section><\/div> ","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Gerard Piqu\u00e9 spoke about Lamine and Demb\u00e9l\u00e9&#8217;s favoritism for the 2025 Ballon d&#8217;Or before the Kings World Cup final. 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Before the final of the Kings World Cup, starring two Spanish teams, Gerard Piqu\u00e9 took the opportunity to talk about the main candidates for the 2025 Ballon d&#8217;Or: Lamine Yamal and Ousmane [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":347,"featured_media":5874,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"inline_featured_image":false,"_nextfly_llmd_date_locked":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[452,109],"tags":[153,163,147],"class_list":["post-41290","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-football-2","category-football","tag-ballon-or","tag-gerard-pique","tag-lamine-yamal"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.3 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Piqu\u00e9 chooses Lamine Yamal as favorite for the Ballon d&#039;Or<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Gerard Piqu\u00e9 spoke about Lamine and Demb\u00e9l\u00e9&#039;s favoritism for the 2025 Ballon d&#039;Or before the Kings World Cup final. 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