Medhi Benatia reacts to the Golden Ball of Dembélé

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By: Nicolas Gerbault

PSG players celebrated the coronation of Dembélé at the Vélodrome

In an interview with CORRIERE DELLO SPORTMehdi Benatia was questioned about Ousmane Dembélé and his coronation, which took place this Monday, during the Ballon d'Or 2025. Without hesitation, OM sports director defended the PSG striker: “How to say no?” I have known him for a long time, we had the same agent, if someone is good, it is good. I want to win on the field, what can it do to me that a player is better than another? What does it change for me? »»

A way for the Moroccan to assert his respect for individual talent, even with the Parisian rival. At the same time, OM had a prestige success at the Vélodrome against PSG (1-0). The opportunity for Benatia to come back to this magnificent evening for him, and to evoke the magnitude of the Marseille fervor: “The best day since I was here, people in the streets until 3 am, a city of madness. Marseille is crazy, people live for OM. »» Despite the Parisian Ballon d'Or, the Marseillais seems to have appreciated his evening.

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