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Ballon d'Or Tonight: Dembélé–Yamal Duel as PSG's Gala Plans Clash With Marseille Match

Betting markets heavily back Ousmane Dembélé, with CIES's model placing Lamine Yamal first.

Overview

  • The ceremony starts at 20:00 at Paris’s Théâtre du Châtelet and will stream free on L’Équipe’s official YouTube channel.
  • A weather-driven postponement set PSGMarseille for this evening, so most PSG players and coach Luis Enrique will skip the gala, with injured Dembélé expected to attend.
  • Bookmakers list Dembélé as a short-priced favorite, with odds reported as low as roughly 1.15–1.25, while Yamal trails at around 5.00.
  • CIES’s independent ranking places Yamal first among the year’s top performers and slots Dembélé seventh, underscoring a split between analytics and betting.
  • PSG’s trophy-laden season concentrates nominees across categories, with Gianluigi Donnarumma widely tipped for the Yashin Trophy and Ronaldinho set to present the main award.