We are in the defining section of the 2024-25 season, with the trophies to be won, European places for catching and descent to avoid. All European domestic leagues and three UEFA club competitions are approaching to complete, which not only provokes conversation about prices at the end of the year, but also another Ballon d’Or.
Ballon d’Or is a subjective price on its roots. It is distributed every October in honor of the best player in the previous 12 months, deciding on the vote by 100 journalists, one of which of which the best 100 FIFA World charts. Yet for players and fans probably remain the best way to judge and reward individual performance. Lionel Messi has the most victory, with eight, followed by Cristiano Ronaldo (five) and then Michel Platini, late Johan Cruyff and Marco van Basten for three.
So, with approximately six months before this year’s winner is crowned, the analysis of these players is considered Athletic He currently considers the main candidates. We will update these rating regularly, so we expect to see a lot of movement as an individual form of wax and decreases for the rest of this season and to the next.
1) Raphinha (Barcelona and Brazil)
Why is he in the top 10? Raphinha leads La Liga players in goal posts across all club competitions with 28 goals and 20 assists in his 45 games. Few people could predict the Brazilian season, who had the season of this nature when he fought the descent from the Premier League with Leeds United three years ago, but if Barcelona continued to complete the historical height, few would argue against him.
This week Raphinha had to settle for a half -hour performance from the bench in the domestic draw against Real Betis last Saturday, and his minutes were carefully managed because he returned last month from an international duty in South America. Raphinha, renewed for the starting XI to visit Borussia Dortmund in the first stage of the Champions League quarterfinal, scored the opening goal of about two inches before Robert Lewandowskim and Lamine Yamal helped Barcelona. This season, the Champions League now records that in 2011–12 it corresponds to the career of Lionel Messi.
Up the next On Saturday on Saturday in Leganes, Barcelona will return to a home event with revenge on their mind after losing 1-0 to the side of the endangered AS Raphinh in December to the third goal of La League 2025.
2) Osmane Dembele (Paris Saint-Germain and France)
Why is he in the top 10? After Dembele discovered the flashes of brilliance this season, Dembele finally added consistency to his game. It has 32 goals in 41 club performances, of which 21 of 19 from the turn of the year (go with scoring for France against Croatia also last month). Dembele is 28 in the next month and is one of the higher players in the PSG project under Luis Enrique, which finally takes off, with a team in rivalry, including the Ligue 1 campaign, where it has to be lost after 28 out of 34 matches.
This week Dembele stepped out of the bench for the last half-hour PSG victory with the title against Angers on Saturday before dazzling Aston Villa 3-1 visitors four days later in the first stage of their Champions League quarterfinals. He crowned the impressive display by helping Nuno Mendes for a potentially key third goal at the time of stopping.
Up the next PSG has no match this weekend, so do not play again until Tuesday’s leg against Villa. With the home side that needs to attack this deficit of two goals, Dembele should find plenty of opportunities at the counter.
Dembele underlined its Ballon d’Or re -in against Villa (Franck Fife/AFP via Getty Images)
3) Lamine Yamal (Barcelona and Spain)
Why is he in the top 10? Yamal’s cult grows every week when it shows new skills and at the same time improves on those we have already seen. It seems that anything that touches will turn into gold. This season in Barcelona has a record 14 goals and 17 assists to win the victory over the Netherlands in March, winning over the Netherlands.
This week Yamal cut out a frustrated figure against Betis last weekend, with some rarely visible heavy touches and incorrect passages when Barca tried to break through the disciplined defense. But for him it was a good experience with learning and he continued his edge with Dortmund’s Ramy Bensebaini in the middle of the week to schedule the final goal of the insolent top reinforcement.
Up the next Yamal will be crucial if Barcelona continues his fee for the La Liga title in the Leganes-Druhá stage against Dortmund a few days later is now a mere formality with this four goals.
Yamal had another excellent game in the Champions League (Pictures Pedro Salado/Getty) on Wednesday
4) Harry Kane (Bayern Munich and England)
Why is he in the top 10? The Bundesliga turns out to be too easy for Kane. After scoring 36 league goals after moving from Tottenham Hotspur from the Premier League in the debut season, this time 23 and Bayern helped six points to the top and six games to follow the surprisingly loss of Bayer Leverkusen a year ago. The Vincent company party is also in the last eight Champions League, where Kane has 10 goals in its 12 shows. He also scored twice in England in their double header in March.
This week Kane scored Bayern’s goal in 3-1 victories against Augsburg last Friday and headed home from the 60-minute cross Michael Olis. On Tuesday, he fought against Inter in the first stage of their Champions League quarterfinals, but hit the first half of his best chance when Bayern lost 2-1.
Kane scoring against Augsburg last weekend (Sebastian Widmann/Getty Images)
Up the next Kane and what are on Saturday at home against Dortmund, who in seven games for Spurs and now Bayern scored seven goals. While Der KlasSiker is usually A-List accessories, their focus will undoubtedly be more on the turn of San Siro on Wednesday than domestic matters.
5) Kylian Mbappe (Real Madrid and France)
Why is he in the top 10? MBAPPE is coming to the end of one of the best debut seasons, when Madrid forward, with 32 goals in 47 games across all competitions, despite some growing pain soon. When he found his legs, the Frenchman overtook the vineyard Junior and Jude Bellingham as a team talisman.
This week Last weekend, La League champions were humiliated when Valencia beat them for the first time in Bernabe in 17 years. MBAPPE TOILED with minimal luck against goalkeeper Giorgi Mamardashvili when Madrid fell four points behind Barcelona leaders with eight games. If this 2-1 defeat was a shock to the system, Tuesday brought full-fledged electric power plants when Arsenal threw Madrid 3-0 at the Emirates stadium in the first stage of the quarterfinals to leave his hopes for the champions of the masters. Mbappe missed two representative chances in the first half before it was closed for most of the second.
Up the next A trip to the north to Alaves, who fight the descent from La League, could be an ideal match to return to form or deepen the feeling of crisis in Madrid on Sunday. This will be followed by Wednesday’s return leg against Arsenal, accessories that will require MBAPPE to direct its inner 2021-22 Karim Benzema.
Mbappe on Tuesday lasted a hard night in northern London (pictures of Justin Setterfield/Getty)
6) Mohamed Salah (Liverpool and Egypt)
Why is he in the top 10? When your statistics are compared with Messi and Ronald’s statistics, it’s a sign that you have a season timer. In the last month, Salah has left boiling, but still has 44 goal posts (27 goals and 17 assists) in the Premier League, Liverpool looked ready to win the title. In 2024-25 there will be no other trophies for them, but this is undoubtedly one of the largest individual periods that are played on the English lawn.
This week Liverpool suffered a rare league on Sunday, defeated 3-2 in Fulham in the match, where Salah was silent for the second time a week after winning 1-0 Derby against Everton. However, he ended the week much more clearly with the confirmation of the new two -year contract.
Up the next Liverpool Host West Ham United on Sunday and may have a chance to expand its lead at the top of the table if Arsenal turns players for his home match against Brentford the previous evening. Salah is caused by a reflection game that did not reach the League of 23 and 16 West Ham, which was not shot for him, is the ideal opportunity for him to release.
7) Alessandro Bastoni (Inter and Italy)
Why is he in the top 10? Bastoni was almost present for the interbal interior and accumulated 3,193 minutes across competitions, most of their outfield player. In addition to its defensive prowess, attempts on a second pass in 90 minutes (76.6) average between all series and this season.
This week Bastoni played last Saturday only the first half in combat Parma as a preventive measure due to knee problems. The Inter was 2-0 at the break, but admitted twice in nine minutes without drawing it. On Tuesday he played 90 in Bayern in the Champions League quarterfinals and helped his team an impressive 2-1 victory.
Up the next Bastoni and Inter on Saturday before the match with Bayern, also in San Siro, will extend their three -point leadership in Serie and when they entertain the 15th place on Wednesday.
8) Robert Lewandowski (Barcelona and Poland)
Why is he in the top 10? After facing questions about his future in Barcelona, 36 -year -old Lewandowski at the head of the head at the head. He is the only player in the top five European leagues to get 40 goals in all competitions and has barely believable 123 times in 116 matches under Hansi Flick in three seasons with Bayern and now Barca.
This week Lewandowski, like his attacking partners, fought a 1-1 draw with Betis, but in the middle of the week he came to the forefront against Dortmund, another of his former clubs. He scored with a close-up head to do it 2-0, then powered by the third of Barcelona, putting one leg and a few fingers into the Champions League semifinals.
Up the next Leganes are one of the three teams that Lewandowski faced in the La League without scoring (even though he played only once in his defense), a record that would want to change on Saturday. But the rest could also make him good if Flick decides to want him fresh to travel to Dortmund.
Lewandowski is one of the three Barcelona attackers in our top 10 (Lluis Gene/AFP through Getty Images)
9) Pedri (Barcelona and Spain)
Why is he in the top 10? Of course, the top three are engaged in subtitles, but most of the Barcelona good games springs from Pedri, their middle engine. His first fully adapted season since 2019–2020 brought one good performance after another for Barca and Spain with excellent passages, continuous running, defensive intervention-and also an occasional goal.
This week Pedri was further limited by the Betis system, but found more joy against Dortmund’s inexperienced center.
Up the next Unlike their attacking teammates who could relax, it is almost guaranteed that Pedri begins against Leganes and Dortmund.
10) Jude Bellingham (Real Madrid and England)
Why is he in the top 10? Bellingham fought with inconsistency compared to his debut season 2023-24 with Madrid, but still has 11 goals and 10 assists from the middle field in 36 matches across the La League and the Champions League. Madrid fought with their balance and the best moments of their attack came when Bellingham pulled out strings and his signature fled late.
This week Bellingham helped Vinicius JR an equalizer against Valencia and created two great holes in the first half against Arsenal before he faded after a break.
Up the next Alaves was one of Bellingham’s favorite opponents – he has a goal and three assists in his three matches against them – but Madrid needs him at the absolute best for Arsenal Game in the middle of the week because he tries to conjure up another Bernabeu Miracle.
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