Paris Saint-Germain winger Désiré Doué beat Barcelona’s Lamine Yamal to win the Champions League Younger Participant of the Season award after scoring twice in his facet’s 5-0 closing win over Inter Milan on Saturday.
Each youngsters — slated as maybe the 2 finest younger gamers in world soccer — made the group of the season.
Doue, 19, wrapped up his extraordinarily spectacular marketing campaign by creating the opening aim within the closing for Achraf Hakimi earlier than scoring twice himself.
PSG had seven gamers named within the competitors’s group of the season whereas humbled finalists Inter had only one included.
PSG’s Ousmane Dembélé received the match’s Participant of the Season award by UEFA on Sunday after his turnaround season ended with him taking part in a giant position in his facet successful the competitors for the primary time.
Dembele struggled early within the marketing campaign, dropped by coach Luis Enrique for a league section sport with Arsenal for disciplinary causes, however the 28-year-old went on to attain eight Champions League objectives after his swap to a extra central position.
Whereas Dembele failed to seek out the online in Saturday’s closing in Munich, he was singled out by the supervisor for his efficiency.
“I might give the Ballon d’Or to Mr. Ousmane Dembele,” Luis Enrique stated. “The way in which he defended tonight, simply that alone might be well worth the Ballon d’Or. That is the way you lead a group. Objectives, trophies, management, defence, his urgent.”
Info from Reuters contributed to this report.
Champions League Crew of the Season:
Goalkeeper: Gianluigi Donnarumma (PSG)
Defenders: Achraf Hakimi (PSG), Marquinhos (PSG), Alessandro Bastoni (Inter), Nuno Mendes (PSG)
Midfielders: Vitinha (PSG), Declan Rice (Arsenal)
Forwards: Lamine Yamal (Barcelona), Désiré Doué (PSG), Ousmane Dembélé (PSG), Raphinha (Barcelona)
