Has Liverpool’s UEFA Champions League exit cost Mohammed Salah the 2025 Ballon D’or award?

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Mohamed Salah’s Ballon D’or chances have taken a hit after Liverpool’s Champions League exit. Without major silverware, he now trails behind contenders like Mbappé and Bellingham, who remain in the hunt for European glory.

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00:00Mohamed Salah's bid for the 2025 Ballon d'Or has suffered a major blow after Liverpool's

00:07Champions League exit, with Thierry Henry naming Rafinha as the new front-runner.

00:14Salah had been the early favourite thanks to his sensational form for Liverpool this season.

00:20However, their penalty shoot-out loss to PSG in the Champions League last 16 has seen his

00:27chances plummet. The Egyptian forward missed key chances on the night, and with Liverpool

00:34out of Europe's elite competition, his case for football's most prestigious individual award

00:41has weakened significantly. Salah's decline in the Ballon d'Or race highlights how much

00:48Champions League success influences voting. While he remains a dominant force in the Premier League,

00:55Liverpool's European elimination may prove costly.

01:26Meanwhile, Barcelona's continued success gives Rafinha platform to strengthen his case,

01:41alongside other contenders like Kylian Mbappe, Jude Bellingham and Vinicius Junior.

01:48With Rodri out of contention due to injury, the race remains open. But for Salah, what once

01:54looked like a golden opportunity now appears to be slipping away. If Liverpool don't win the

02:01Premier League, his chances of claiming the Ballon d'Or could disappear entirely.

02:08However, with their huge gap at the top, he will certainly still be in the race.

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