Barcelona famous person Lamine Yamal has created historical past as he lifted the Males’s Kopa Trophy for the second time in a row on the 2025 Ballon d’Or awards. The ceremony is happening on the Theatre du Chatelet in Paris, France.
Yamal had a stellar 2024-25 season, remaining pivotal to Barcelona successful the home treble, together with LaLiga, Copa del Rey, and Supercopa de España titles. He additionally led the Catalans to the UEFA Champions League semi-final earlier than they bowed out after a 7-6 mixture loss to Inter Milan. Yamal recorded 18 objectives and 25 assists in 55 outings throughout competitions final season.
On the 2025 Ballon d’Or gala, Lamine Yamal picked up the coveted Kopa Trophy for the second consecutive time, turning into the primary and solely participant in historical past to take action. Launched in 2018, France Soccer’s prestigious award is designed to award footballers underneath the age of 21 for his or her excellent performances in a season. At simply 18 years of age,Yamal has added to his rising mettle of awards.
After his massive win, Yamal additionally stays one of many favorites to win the evening’s most-awaited Ballon d’Or, alongside Ousmane Dembele. Even when he doesn’t win, the Spaniard is predicted to complete on the rostrum after his exceptional performances final season. This will even mark the primary time a Barcelona participant will end on the rostrum since Lionel Messi in 2019.
Barcelona famous person Lamine Yamal gives cheeky response when requested if he’s prepared for the Ballon d’Or
After Lamine Yamal picked up his second Kopa Trophy tonight, host Ruud Gullit requested the Barcelona ace if he’s prepared for the “massive one.” Whereas it does not essentially counsel he would take the Ballon d’Or residence tonight, Yamal performed together with a cheeky response.
“I don’t know,” he stated (through Barca Common)
Together with his age, Yamal has a few years to win France Soccer’s most coveted particular person award. It stays to be seen if he can stay as much as the large expectations and his distinctive early seasons.
Edited by Pratyasha Sarkar