Unlike every season, this year it is difficult to predict the winner of the "Ballon d'Or", at a time when there is no absolute favorite. Of course, there are players like Lamine Yamal, Kylian Mbappe, Harry Kane or Dembele who are expected to be among the favorites. The short list, with the first 30 names, will be made public by "France Football" on September 8, while the big winner will be announced on October 26 in London.

In this period, all the aforementioned players are in a race against time to give another fantastic performance as the winner is expected to be decided by a small margin of votes. Lamine Yamal exploded in the last match in La Liga, against Rayo Vallecano, with the Spanish star scoring a "double".

Thanks to that brace, Yamal set a new record in the last world: he became the youngest player in history to reach the 50-goal mark. At just 19 years and 49 days old, Yamal left Kylian Mbappe behind in this race. Mbappe has also made a good start to this season, with the French striker having scored 4 goals in the first 3 weeks in La Liga.