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Actu Foot reported that İlkay Gündogan considered FC Barcelona to be the best team in Europe and the clear favorite to win the Champions League. He added that his opponents would need to defend almost perfectly and show a lot of courage with the ball to compete with the team, according to Mundo Deportivo. #Barça #LigueDesChampions #Football (translated)

Actu Foot reported that İlkay Gündogan had considered Rodri as the most complete defensive midfielder in the world for years. He also believed that Rodri had been the best player of the 2026 World Cup and had made a difference by anticipating the game, winning important duels, and controlling the pace with his passes. #Football #Mondial2026 #Rodri (translated)

Actu Foot highlighted Elliot Anderson's performance against Liverpool, based on figures provided by TNT Sports: 100 balls touched, 71 successful passes, 11 duels won, 8 fouls drawn, 6 balls recovered, 11.4 km covered, 2 chances created, and 1 assist. The account presented him as the best in these categories. #ElliotAnderson #Liverpool #Football (translated)

Actu Foot reported that Herbert Hainer, president of Bayern, would have preferred Harry Kane to Michael Olise for the Ballon d'Or. According to the media, Hainer believed both players deserved it, but he would have awarded it to Kane, adding that Olise would have many years left to win it. Actu Foot attributed these comments to BILD. #BallonDor #Bayern #HarryKane (translated)

Actu Foot reported that Thierno Barry had defended Kylian Mbappé's candidacy for the Ballon d'Or. According to him, Mbappé had been the top scorer of the World Cup, LaLiga, and the Champions League in the same year, and he wondered if that had ever happened before. Barry also believed that everyone had their chances of winning the trophy, an edition he appreciated for this reason. Actu Foot linked his remarks to a video by Justriadh on YouTube. #BallonDor #KylianMbappe #Football (translated)

Actu Foot reported that Thierno Barry had named Lamine Yamal as the player who impressed him the most among his opponents. Barry explained that he started on the bench in both matches and believed that Yamal's performances made an impact on his team. He also pointed out the crowd's reaction when the Spaniard took the ball, as well as his young age. The media had relied on a YouTube video from justriadh. #Football #LamineYamal #TalentEmergent (translated)

Actu Foot reported that Maghnes Akliouche described Rayan Cherki as a player who often brought excitement and had the ball a lot. He expressed his eagerness for the match between Manchester City and PSG, in comments relayed by Dounia Mesli. https://t.co/qqjf5uT6R0 #Foot #PSG #RayanCherki (translated)

Actu Foot reported that Nicolas Pépé believed his teammate Pape Gueye had the credentials to win the African Ballon d'Or. He particularly mentioned his title as the best African player of the season in La Liga, his victory at the Africa Cup of Nations and his goal in the final, as well as his performances. According to Pépé, a victory for Gueye would be fully deserved. He added that the topic had not been discussed between them and that Gueye spoke little about it. #BallonDor #Football #PapeGueye (translated)

Més Blaugrana indicated that Rodri completed 81 of his 84 passes (95%) in the first half against Getafe, and touched the ball 91 times, more than any other player in the match. The account also credited him with 17 passes in the final third, three duels won out of three, one chance created, and two recoveries. It added that Rodri touched the ball more often than Getafe managed to complete passes, totaling 90. #Rodri #Getafe #Football (translated)

Nicolas Pépé stated that Kylian Mbappé displayed a higher individual level than other players. He emphasized that the striker scored regularly and was the top scorer in all competitions, adding that he therefore had a say in the Ballon d'Or. Pépé also mentioned that five or six players could contend for the trophy in an interview with DAZN France. #BallonDor #KylianMbappe #NicolasPepe (translated)

The author estimated that Dembouz was appreciated when he was young and often injured, despite his dribbles not always resulting in a finished action. He stated that he is now criticized after winning the Champions League and the Ballon d'Or with PSG, and presented this evolution as representative of France. #Dembouz #PSG #BallonDor (translated)

Actu Foot reported, citing Mario Cortegana, that Kylian Mbappé and Vinicius Jr got along well off the field, but their partnership remained complicated. According to a source close to a player on good terms with both, they compared themselves in every area and, if one didn't defend, the other didn't either. The source also suggested that Vinicius might be irritated by Real Madrid's support for Mbappé's campaign for the Ballon d'Or. #Mbappé #Vinicius #Football (translated)

Walid Acherchour said he was convinced that Lamine Yamal would win the Ballon d'Or. He stated that the start of the season showed that the player had been injured during the World Cup, and recalled that he had been voted best player in La Liga and won the World Cup with Spain as well as the championship with Barça. However, Acherchour believed that Yamal's performance at the World Cup had been average and that his victory in the Ballon d'Or would therefore not be unanimous. #BallonDor #LamineYamal #Football (translated)

Yannis felt that Lyon had delivered a very mediocre first half technically with the ball. He wrote that the team had created no chances nor established a sequence of play in the opponent's half, and that their midfield was unable to combine or find competent technical links. #OL #Lyon #Football (translated)