A few days after beating Le Mans in the championship (3-1), PSG returns to the Champions League on Wednesday evening, with a perilous trip to Manchester City (9 p.m.). On the eve of this meeting, Luis Enrique and Ousmane Dembélé presented themselves at a press conference. The opportunity for the latter to talk about the management of his playing time by his coach.
The 2025 Ballon d’Or was thus questioned about Luis Enrique’s choice to leave him to rest twice since the start of the season. “I spoke with the coach, especially after the match with the France team (against Belgium, last week). And of course, he accepted that I would not play on Saturday (facing Le Mans). »
For the former FC Barcelona player, there is no room for discussion or controversy on the issue. “Like I said, it’s not really a topic (smile). When I need rest, he lets me know. Obviously, I am competitive, I haveWhen it comes to football, I want to play every match, but with 70 or 80 matches in the season, we can’t do them all. »
Ousmane Dembélé validates Luis Enrique’s choices
Obviously wishing not to dwell on the subject, Ousmane Dembélé concluded his remarks by once again validating the work of Luis Enrique. “He masters the subject well, he masters the workload well, whether for me or all the players in the squad (smile) and you have to trust him. That’s all. »
Ousmane Dembélé should logically start the match against the Skyblues. If PSG won in the last meeting between the two teams (4-2), they conceded defeat on November 24, 2021 during their last trip to the Etihad. A match which was rightly talked about in the management of Ousmane Dembélé by Luis Enrique. Since then, many things have happened for Paris. And not the worst.
