Alex Kirkland

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Sam Marsden

Oct 27, 2026, 10:00 AM ET

Barcelona 's Lamine Yamal and Real Madrid 's Kylian Mbappé -- LaLiga 's two biggest stars -- were both on the podium when the men's Ballon d'Or was announced on Monday, but both left the ceremony disappointed.

Less than 24 hours after they competed on the pitch in El Clásico -- where Mbappé scored both Madrid's goals in a shock 2-1 win at Camp Nou -- the duo were in London to see Bayern Munich and England striker Harry Kane take the main prize ahead of them.

Mbappé claimed both the Golden Boot at this summer's FIFA World Cup and became the top goalscorer in the history of the men's tournament, while Yamal won the trophy with Spain .…