The world's finest soccer participant will probably be topped at tonight's Ballon d'Or – nevertheless, two groups is not going to be in attendance.
Paris St-Germain is not going to be on the awards occasion because the Ligue 1 aspect will probably be taking part in a rescheduled match on Monday night.
The Champions League winners have been as a result of play away at Marseille on Sunday, 21 September – however the match was postponed due to storms anticipated within the area.
9 PSG gamers have been nominated this yr.
Ousmane Dembele, Want Doue and Joao Neves are prone to be on the Theatre du Chatelet as they proceed to get better from accidents.
Nominees Achraf Hakimi, Khvicha Kvaratskhelia, Nuno Mendes, Fabian Ruiz, Vitinha is not going to be attending as they've been named in Paris St-Germain's unchanged squad for the ‘Le Classique'.
Actual Madrid is not going to be on the Ballon d'Or for the second yr in a row.
They have been absent from final yr's ceremony, when ahead Vinicius Junior was crushed to finest males's participant by Manchester Metropolis's Rodri.
The rationale for this yr's absence might be all the way down to scheduling – Actual face Levante away within the La Liga on Tuesday night.
In 2024, the staff received membership of the yr and then-manager Carlo Ancelotti received the lads's coach award.
Three Actual gamers have been nominated this yr: Jude Bellingham, Kylian Mbappe and Vinicius Junior.
Mbappe instructed reporters after Actual's Champions League win over Marseille that he could be watching the Ballon d'Or on the TV.
He added that he hopes France team-mate Dembele wins the distinguished award.
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