Lamine Yamal and Kylian Mbappé are both hoping to win the Ballon d’Or on Monday night when they are expected to attend the Parisian gala for the most prestigious individual award in football. But just a day before, the two stars aim to shine in a head-to-head battle in Barcelona.
Mbappé’s Real Madrid visit Yamal’s Barcelona trailing the two-time defending La Liga champions already by six points after nine rounds. So the pressure is on Madrid — in third place behind Atletico Madrid — to at least not fall further behind.