The winner of the 2025 Ballon d'Or will be revealed tonight.
The main candidates are Ousmane Dembele, protagonist of an extraordinary season with PSG, and Lamine Yamal, the young star of Barcelona.
As expectations are rising ahead of the ceremony, the CIES Football Observatory has revealed its ranking of the 100 best footballers based on statistical criteria, analyzing performances in six areas of the game, engagement on the field, sporting level and results in matches played, reports "Gazeta Express".
According to CIES analysis, it is Lamine Yamal who tops the list, demonstrating a consistent and complete impact over the course of a year.
Immediately behind him are Real Madrid's Kylian Mbappé and Barcelona's Pedri, while Virgil van Dijk, Michael Oliseh and Mohamed Salah find themselves ahead of Dembélé, who has only finished in seventh place, although he is one of the favorites to win the Ballon d'Or.
CIES' analyses and statistics provide an objective framework of individual performances, but the final selection of the Ballon d'Or also takes into account factors such as impact in decisive moments and international recognition.
For this reason, despite the fact that the statistics reward Yamali, Dembele remains the number 1 favorite at the ceremony to be held tonight in Paris, France.
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