If PSG has outraged Inter Milan on Saturday, on the lawn of the Allianz Arena, to the point of signing the widest victory in the final of the Champions League (5-0), its top scorer paradoxically remained silent. Author of 33 goals all competitions since the start of the season, Ousmane Dembélé has not managed to find the fault.
The former Rennais was nonetheless one of the great craftsmen of this victory. Not only because of his two assists for Désiré Doué and Kvicha Kvaratskhelia or his brilliant heel for Vitinha on the action of the third goal, but also and above all for his defensive investment, the tricolor world champion serving as a guide to his young teammates.
And for Luis Enrique, this service deserves a golden ball. “I would give the Ballon d'Or to Ousmane Dembélé for the way he defended in this final. This is called a team. I sincerely believe that it deserves the Ballon d'Or, without a doubt. Not just for won titles or scored goals, but for his way of pressing. He did it all season, but exceptionally in this final ”, he said.
Désiré Doué and Kvicha Kvaratskhelia take him voices?
English bookmakers seem to share the opinion of the Parisian technician. With the Parisian coronation, Ousmane Dembélé has indeed become the favorite in the Ballon d'Or with a rating of 1.5 against 1, Lamine Yamal his main rival, now having to be satisfied on a dimension of 3.75 against 1. The other contenders are even further since Mohamed Salah and Raphinha follow respectively at 10 and 11 against 1.
But the coronation of PSG also applies to other Parisians to enter the equation. According to bookmakers, Kvicha Kvaratskhelia now appears as the sixth main favorite, with a rating of 17 against 1 and Vinitha or Désiré Doué will now be in the list of thirty postulars in the same way as Gianluigi Donnarumma or Achraf Hakimi.
The historical performance of Désiré Doué inevitably marked the spirits and should be worth many votes, which could nevertheless remove certain voices from Ousmane Dembélé.
