UCL 2024/25 Golden Ball: Favourites To Win the MVP Award Ahead of the Champions League Final

Top Players, Odds, and Performance Insights for the 2024/25 Champions League Golden Ball

The UEFA Champions League 2024/25 campaign has seen several players shine through the tournament. From the teenager Lamine Yamal lighting up the stages to Ousmane Dembele getting back to his Dortmund day’s groove, the competition is fierce for the Golden Ball 2024/25 award.

As PSG and Inter Milan lineup for the UCL Finals 2025 in Munich, an eye on the potential MVP of the tournament will also be kept. Lautaro Martinez leading the lines of Inter will also come in as a strong contender for the individual prize.

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2024/25 UEFA Champions League Golden Ball Top Favourites

There have been several brilliant individual campaigns throughout the UCL 2024/25 tournament. FC Barcelona’s Lamine Yamal, Raphinha and Harry Kane of Bayern Munich had an arguable campaign. However, after losing out in the knockout stages, there award is likely to be presented to either of the players.

Ousmane Dembele and Lautaro Martinez To Compete For UCL 2024/25 Golden Ball

Dembele and Martinez will have more than the Champions League 2025 Trophy to compete for in Finals. Leading their sides to the big stage, both of the players are among the most highest rated players in the competition.

Ousmane Dembele (PSG)

Dembele has led PSG to a heroic campaign contributing week in and week out of the UCL. Having scored eight goals and four assists, Dembele currently is the favourite to win the UCL 2024/25 Golden Ball.

Dembele has scored or assisted in each of his last five games as well. Should he score in the finals leading PSG to their first Champions League trophy, he will be very likely to pick up the Golden Ball this year.

Lautaro Martinez (Inter Milan)

Inter Milan playing their second UCL final in three years has been led by Lautaro Martinez at all stages. Leading the side in goals (9), the Argentine striker is also one of the favourites to win the UCL 2024/25 Golden Ball Award.

Martinez scored some crucial goals for Inter against FC Barcelona and Bayern Munich in the knockout stages. The 27-year-old will look to take the Italian side all the way this time around as he’s said to be back to fitness ahead of the finals.

Other than Dembele and Martinez, Vitinha is one of the emerging candidates. Pulling the string in the midfield for PSG, the Portuguese has evolved a great deal this season. Amid the shine of Dembele and Hakimi, Vitinha’s season goes as underrated as he will fight for PSG’s first-ever UCL trophy.

The competition for the Golden Ball looks pretty obvious as things stand. It could depend on who takes the UCL trophy to determine the winner of the Player of the Tournament between Dembele and Martinez.

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