“We thought we were too beautiful, at 2-1 we thought we were already qualified, that it was over. »» Here is what Ousmane Dembélé, at the microphone of Canal+, said last Tuesday, despite the qualification of Paris Saint-Germain for the semi-finals of the Champions League.
The capital's club had actually went back to the score by Aston Villa during the return quarter -final, narrowly escaping the extension. The Parisian number 10 had also refused initially to recover the trophy of man of the match, before accepting it forced.
At a press conference, Luis Enrique returned to the attitude of his top scorer. “It disappointed Ousmane because he is one of the players who has the greatest ability to manage these moments, he wanted to transmit to his teammates this need to improve”explained the Spanish technician this Monday, early in the afternoon.
Dembélé, the Ballon d'Or online in sight
And the former Roja coach to continue:
“In the end, it is important that players know that our goal is to give 100%. Ousmane replied with his emotion of the moment but I think we deserved to qualify ourselves ”.
Author of an impressive year 2025 on the satisfaction, the former Barça player is currently one of the contenders for the Ballon d'Or. The rest of his journey in the Champions League with the capital's club will be decisive to hope to win this trophy.
