Ballon d’Or 2026: Top 5 ranking after PSG defeat Aston Villa in UEFA Super Cup

Paris Saint-Germain’s 2-1 triumph implicit Aston Villa successful the UEFA Super Cup on Wednesday night has added a caller twist to the 2026 Ballon d’Or rankings.

The Ligue 1 giants person begun the caller play with a silverware aft beating Arsenal successful the Champions League successful May.

Khvicha Kvaratskhelia opened the scoring for PSG, earlier Brian Madjo levelled for Villa earlier the break.

Desire Doué past scored what proved to beryllium the victor successful the 2nd half, arsenic they lifted yet different European trophy.

PSG present person back-to-back Super Cup titles and this has strengthened the cases of their starring idiosyncratic stars, according to BBC Sports.

The conflict for the prestigious grant remains wide open, with the 2026 FIFA World Cup besides playing a large relation successful the voting.

Here is the existent apical five:

1. Harry Kane (England/Bayern Munich): Kane presently boasts the strongest statistical case. The striker scored 73 goals for Bayern Munich, arsenic they clinched a home treble and reached the Champions League semi-finals.

2. Ousmane Dembele (France/PSG): The reigning Ballon d’Or victor scored six World Cup goals, including a hat-trick against Norway. PSG’s dominance successful France and Europe besides boosts his case.

3. Lamine Yamal (Spain/Barcelona): Yamal helped Barcelona triumph LaLiga and the Supercopa de España. His country’s occurrence astatine this year’s World...