L'Equipe Opens Voting for Ligue 1 Team of the Year 2025
French newspaper L'Equipe has invited its readers to participate in voting for the Ligue 1 Team of the Year 2025, with this week's focus on attacking midfielders and forwards.
Last year's Team of the Year featured prominent players such as Ousmane Dembélé, Jonathan David, Kylian Mbappé, and Bradley Barcola. With Mbappé's move to Real Madrid and a decline in David's performance, new and consistent names are emerging on the list of nominees.
Ousmane Dembélé of Paris Saint-Germain is considered a strong candidate, having won the Ballon d'Or and led his team to domestic and European successes. Mason Greenwood from Marseille also stands out as a legitimate contender, having been a joint top scorer in spring and the leading scorer this winter, registering 26 goals and 10 assists in 2025. Also from Paris Saint-Germain, Bradley Barcola was crucial in his team's sextuple triumph, while Khvicha Kvaratskhelia contributed 14 goals and 13 assists.
Other contenders include Olivier Giroud (Lille), Florian Thauvin (Lens), Matthis Abline (Nantes), Maghnes Akliouche (Monaco), Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang (Marseille), Emanuel Emegha (Strasbourg), and Gonçalo Ramos (Paris Saint-Germain). Meanwhile, Rayan Cherki (Lyon/Manchester City) and Alexandre Lacazette (Lyon/Neom) have moved to other clubs, thus excluding them from the current list of nominations.
