Overview

• The Ballon d'Or ceremony takes place tonight at Paris’s Théâtre du Châtelet and streams on L’Équipe’s official YouTube channel from 20:00.
• Bookmakers list Ousmane Dembélé as the favorite with Lamine Yamal as the main challenger, while Yamal is also widely tipped for the Kopa Trophy.
• PSG’s first Champions League title swelled its slate of nominees, yet the concurrent Marseille match keeps most of them and coach Luis Enrique away from the gala.
• Dembélé is expected to attend because he is injured and not in the matchday squad, and Gianluigi Donnarumma features among the candidates for both the Ballon d'Or and the Yashin Trophy.
• French media detail PSG’s failed push to reschedule as Marseille held to the calendar and public‑order considerations prevailed, and La Gazzetta reports Real Madrid plans no official delegation.