It's the hat -trick for Ousmane Dembélé! Champion of France with Paris Saint-Germain, elected best player by his peers during the UNFP trophies, the French international adds to his fantastic season the title of top scorer in the championship.
With 21 goals, the former Barcelona ended equally with Mason Greenwood, the striker of Olympique de Marseille. But the top scorer trophy will be good for Dembélé, and only for him, because men are decreed by their number of registered penalties. Greenwood marked more, which serves him …
Ousmane Dembélé could however have lost this trophy on the last day. While he was two lengths in advance, his competitor returned to his height thanks to his double in the first period against Rennes (4-2). The title of top scorer was a goal for the Marseillais, and Quentin Merlin even announced his intention to help Greenwood score a hat -trick. In vain.
Dembélé, the collective above all
For PSG, it is interesting to note that this honorary distinction did not seem a priority. In view of the French Cup and Champions League finals to come, Ousmane Dembélé was released by his coach in the 73rd minute. It is even more obvious for Bradley Barcola, recalled on the bench at the time of play. The former Lyonnais has “lost” the title of best passer, who returns to his former teammate Rayan Cherki (OL).
For Luis Enrique, it is a totally assumed choice. And significant. “I think that the greatness of this team is in the fact that the priority objective that we have as a team is above the individual objective, said the Parisian coach at a press conference. If individual rewards can be obtained along the way, we accept them, we want them and we will fight for them. But when the players think more of the team than themselves, it is there that we find the real team, and I think that Ousmane and Bradley, who were the two players who were in this situation, were very generous and clearly thought of the team. »»
