PSG's Dembélé is the front-runner to win the Ballon d'Or -- but who actually deserves it?
Now that PSG have lost the Club World Cup, the 2024-25 season is officially over and we can pick the Ballon d'Or for the best player. Who really deserves it?
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Ogden: No logic behind Chelsea signing João Pedro (1:43)
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Onuoha: Kerkez could be Liverpool's left-back for next 10 years (1:23)
Dawson: Man United confident Mbeumo deal will be done (1:03)
Moreno: Gittens isn't consistent enough for Chelsea (1:01)
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Laurens: Lyon relegation a 'huge earthquake' for French football (2:03)
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UEFA Champions League Table
| TEAM | GP | W | D | L | GD | P |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liverpool | 8 | 7 | 0 | 1 | +12 | 21 |
| Barcelona | 8 | 6 | 1 | 1 | +15 | 19 |
| Arsenal | 8 | 6 | 1 | 1 | +13 | 19 |
| Internazionale | 8 | 6 | 1 | 1 | +10 | 19 |
| Atlético Madrid | 8 | 6 | 0 | 2 | +8 | 18 |
| Bayer Leverkusen | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | +8 | 16 |
| Lille | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | +7 | 16 |
| Aston Villa | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | +7 | 16 |
| Atalanta | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | +14 | 15 |
| Borussia Dortmund | 8 | 5 | 0 | 3 | +10 | 15 |
| Real Madrid | 8 | 5 | 0 | 3 | +8 | 15 |
| Bayern Munich | 8 | 5 | 0 | 3 | +8 | 15 |
| AC Milan | 8 | 5 | 0 | 3 | +3 | 15 |
| PSV Eindhoven | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | +4 | 14 |
| Paris Saint-Germain | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | +5 | 13 |
| Benfica | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | +4 | 13 |
| AS Monaco | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 13 |
| Brest | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | -1 | 13 |
| Feyenoord Rotterdam | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | -3 | 13 |
| Juventus | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | +2 | 12 |
| Celtic | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | -1 | 12 |
| Manchester City | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | +4 | 11 |
| Sporting CP | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | +1 | 11 |
| Club Brugge | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | -4 | 11 |
| Dinamo Zagreb | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | -7 | 11 |
| VfB Stuttgart | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | -4 | 10 |
| Shakhtar Donetsk | 8 | 2 | 1 | 5 | -8 | 7 |
| Bologna | 8 | 1 | 3 | 4 | -5 | 6 |
| Red Star Belgrade | 8 | 2 | 0 | 6 | -9 | 6 |
| SK Sturm Graz | 8 | 2 | 0 | 6 | -9 | 6 |
| Sparta Prague | 8 | 1 | 1 | 6 | -14 | 4 |
| RB Leipzig | 8 | 1 | 0 | 7 | -7 | 3 |
| Girona | 8 | 1 | 0 | 7 | -8 | 3 |
| RB Salzburg | 8 | 1 | 0 | 7 | -22 | 3 |
| Slovan Bratislava | 8 | 0 | 0 | 8 | -20 | 0 |
| Young Boys | 8 | 0 | 0 | 8 | -21 | 0 |