Kylian Mbappe and Lamine Yamal are both in the running for the 2025 Ballon d'Or later this year.
France Football will confirm the winner of the world's most prestigious individual award in Paris on September 22.
Mbappe vs. Lamine Yamal adds an El Clasico angle to the competition but UEFA Champions League winners PSG have the most nominees.
On the back of a trophy quadruple - including a first-ever UCL crown - Luis Enrique's team have nine names on the 30-player shortlist including the recently departed Gianluigi Donnarumma.
France international Ousmane Dembele is the Parisians main hope, on the back of scoring 35 goals across all competitions, with Lamine Yamal on 18.
The Barcelona teenager also racked up 21 assists across all competitions, and at 18, he would become the youngest-ever winner.
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Despite failing to win a trophy in his debut season at Real Madrid, Mbappe was superb in his first 12 months in the Spanish capital, ending 2024/25 with 44 goals in all competitions.
31 La Liga goals secured the Pichichi Golden Boot Trophy as the highest one-season total in Spain's top-flight since Lionel Messi in 2018/19.
Who does Kylian Mbappe think will win the Ballon d'Or?
Mbappe finished sixth in the 2024 Ballon d'Or race, with his best result coming as third in 2023, and he's backed France teammate Dembele to edge out Lamine Yamal.
"He's [Lamine Yamal] a Barça player, so I prefer no to say anything. Dembele deserved it from the start and I've given him my support. I hope Achraf Hakimi is also placed close to the top, " he told Telefoot, via Mundo Deportivo.
Mbappe has picked up where he left off at the start of the 2025/26 with three goals from his first three La Liga games under Xabi Alonso.
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