Paris Saint-Germain coach Luis Enrique believes Ousmane Dembele deserves to win the Ballon d’Or after main from the entrance of their historic Champions League triumph.
PSG have been topped European champions for the primary time on Saturday, routing Inter 5-0 in Munich in probably the most one-sided Champions League ultimate in historical past.
Want Doue scored twice for Luis Enrique’s treble winners, being joined on the scoresheet by Achraf Hakimi, Khvicha Kvaratskhelia and Senny Mayulu.
However it was Dembele, who didn’t rating however laid on assists for Doue and Kvaratskhelia, who earned lofty reward from his coach after the match.
“Everybody is anxious about who I might give the Ballon d’Or to,” Luis Enrique advised reporters.
“I might give the Ballon d’Or to Ousmane Dembele for the best way he defended on this ultimate. That’s what you name main a workforce.
“I sincerely consider he deserves the Ballon d’Or, unquestionably, not only for the titles he received or the objectives he scored, however for his urgent.
“He’s accomplished all of it season, however exceptionally on this ultimate.”
Dembele is the primary participant to offer two assists in a Champions League ultimate since Marcelo for Actual Madrid in 2018, in Los Blancos’ 3-1 win over Liverpool.
In the meantime, his 14 purpose involvements on this season’s competitors (eight objectives, six assists) are the second-most by a French participant in a single season, after Karim Benzema in 2021-22 (17).
In all competitions, he scored 33 objectives and offered 13 assists this season.
Amongst all gamers from Europe’s high 5 leagues, solely Mohamed Salah (57), Raphinha (56), Harry Kane (49) and Kylian Mbappe (48) bettered Dembele’s 46 complete purpose involvements.
