To find a trace of a year at almost 50 games from Ousmane Dembélé in a club, it would almost be necessary to dust off the books of stories. His one and only season in these considerations dates back to 2017, when he was still playing in Borussia Dortmund (49 games). A year which then opened the doors of Barça to him to replace Neymar. Eight years later, and his galleys behind him, the ex-Rennais has just had the biggest season of his career, adorned with a historic quadruple and perhaps heralding a Ballon d'Or.
This week, his duel against Lamine Yamal, his first competitor, was obviously going to be dissected. It was not on the most prestigious scene on the circuit, but the French presses as Spanish, however, promised a decisive character to this meeting in the race for the greatest individual distinction. She finally turned to the advantage of Spanish (5-4 victory in Spain), author of a grandiose performance unlike French, silent and even released on injury. An injury that could also be fraught with consequences, for his club, as for him.
He will miss the start of the World Cup, and Yamal can still make an impression
As the advance The team This Saturday, Dembélé will miss the start of the club World Cup (June 15, 2025-July 13, 2025 in the United States), a real goal for PSG. If he could have a final chance of illustrating in selection against Germany this Sunday, it will not be anything since he also had to give up this meeting like Bradley Barcola. Meanwhile, Lamine Yamal will still have the opportunity to make an impression on Portugal, and possibly win a new trophy, namely the League of Nations.
Precisely, the daily explains that a big performance of the Spaniard could seriously reduce the gap with Dembélé in the race for the Ballon d'Or. If the Frenchman has the advantage of being able to be illustrated during the Club World Cup, unlike Catalan who will not play him with Barça, it will be necessary to follow the latest information on his quadriceps injury carefully. For now, The team predicts him a package for meetings against Atlético de Madrid (June 15) and Botafogo (20), while that against Seattle will arrive so quickly (June 23)…
