In the first leg (2-3), it was he who sparked the revolt by equalizing. On his return, he did the same, and put the Parisians on the path to victory. Unstoppable on his flank, Ousmane Dembélé was one of the men in Paris Saint-Germain’s qualification against Barcelona. He was therefore logically elected man of the match for the return match, which caused a lot of reaction from his teammates.
Replaced in the 88th minute by Randal Kolo Muani, the former Barcelona player received his trophy in the locker room of the Montjuïc Olympic stadium. Obviously very happy, he was celebrated by his teammates, Lucas Hernandez, Carlos Soler and Nordi Mukiele in the lead. “MVP, MVP, MVP,” they intoned, as fans do in the NBA to name the best player of the season.
It must be said that Ousmane Dembélé was flamboyant. In the right place to take a cross from Bradley Barcola in the 40th minute, the winger of the French team did not miss his recovery to put the Parisians back on track (1-1). He has now scored as many goals with FC Barcelona as against FC Barcelona in the knockout stages of the Champions League. A mind-blowing statistic.
The former Barcelona player, who then caused a penalty converted by Kylian Mbappé, was nevertheless booed with each touch of the ball. On Monday, when the Parisian bus arrived at the W hotel, Ousmane Dembélé had already suffered a shower of insults, jokes and jeers from the spectators massed behind the gates. This did not prevent him from being up to the task this Tuesday. The appointment is now made for the semi-final against Borussia Dortmund, a club where he also played between 2016 and 2017. He also scored in the quarter-final against Monaco of… Mbappé
