3 PSG Players to Attend Ballon d’Or Ceremony Despite Match vs Marseille
- Three Paris Saint-Germain players will attend the Ballon d'Or ceremony tonight despite having a match
- Olympique Marseille will host their rivals at the Velodrome Stadium in La Classique on Monday night
- The match was postponed from Sunday due to adverse weather conditions and was rescheduled for today
Three Paris Saint-Germain players will be at the Ballon d'Or ceremony tonight, despite the majority of the team missing out on the event.
The 2025 Ballon d'Or ceremony will be held at the Théâtre du Chatelet today, September 22, 2025, with uncertainty around the possible winner.
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PSG have nine nominees, including goalkeeper Gianluigi Donnarumma, who left the club and joined Manchester City before the UEFA Super Cup.
The Parisians will not be at tonight’s event as they have a match against Olympique Marseille at the Velodrome Stadium in Marseille, at the same time as the ceremony.
The match was scheduled for Sunday, September 21, but it was postponed due to adverse weather conditions, causing scheduling issues for Paris Saint-Germain.
According to Goal, according to LFP rules, any postponed match in France must be played on the second day, forcing the league body's hands.
As noted by L’Equipe, LFP and PSG attempted to schedule it for a later date, but Marseille threatened their rival and the league board with lawsuits for wanting to go against the rule.
As a result, the club with the most nominees will now be forced to miss an award ceremony happening in their city because their rivals refused to be gracious.
3 PSG stars to attend Ballon d'Or ceremony
According to Marca, three PSG players will be in attendance tonight despite the team having a match in Marseille, over 700 kilometres away from Paris.
The trio of Ousmane Dembele, Desire Doue and João Neves will be in attendance at the Theatre du Chatelet tonight as they are not available for the match.
All three players were not called up for the match due to injury, with the French duo of Dembele and Doue returning from international break with injuries.
Bradley Barcola and Lucas Beraldo were also not called up for the match, but were not invited to the ceremony happening in their city.
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Dembele is one of the leading favourites to win the Ballon d'Or after leading PSG in their quadruple season, while Doue is in contention to win the Golden Boy award.
This year's award is kept secret as no clear winner has been disclosed, despite multiple unfounded leaks making rounds on social media.
Dembele, Yamal and Raphinha have been leaked as possible winners, while some fans believe Mohamed Salah could win after reports that the winner will shock fans.
Why Dembele could lose to Yamal
Legit.ng previously reported that a PSG legend explained why Lamine Yamal could beat Ousmane Dembele to the Ballon d'Or despite being the favourites.
Pedro Miguel Pauleta noted that having nine players nominated could he detrimental to Dembele as this could split the votes, giving Yamal the advantage.
Source: Legit.ng
