Barcelona’s Lamine Yamal Receives Bad News for Ballon d’Or From Luis Enrique

After the Parisians defeated Real Madrid, manager Luis Enrique spoke to DAZN and backed Dembélé to win the Ballon d’Or this year. Dembélé’s main threat to win the award is Barcelona standout Lamine Yamal, but wth a treble and a Club World Cup trophy under his belt, the teenager could have a hard time beating out the PSG star.

“It’s the first match in this tournament that we can use [start] Ousmane and I think he has been our best player this season,” Enrique said (h/t BBC). “He deserves to win everything because he gives his all to the club and has done all season.”

Yamal had domestic success this season with Barcelona. However, with the UEFA Champions League and possible FIFA Club World Cup to his name, the voting could tilt in Dembélé’s favor if they defeat Chelsea this weekend.