Ballon d’Or diverts Luis Enrique, who bets on the Lyon duel

Invited on Saturday to a press conference about the Ballon d’Or which will be awarded on Monday in London, Luis Enrique brushed aside the topic, declaring “No, I’m not interested at all.” He prefers to focus on the Ligue 1 clash against Lyon, scheduled for the same evening.

The conference took place on Saturday, giving journalists the chance to question the PSG coach about the Ballon d’Or ceremony.

“No, I’m not interested at all,” he replied when asked whether he would follow the trophy presentation to find out the winner.

On Monday evening, the day of the trophy presentation in London, PSG will host Olympique Lyonnais at home for the eighth round of Ligue 1.

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The Ballon d’Or tires me

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