Luis Enrique thinks Ousmane Dembele deserves to win everything after guiding PSG to the Club World Cup final.
Dembele Dominates Real Madrid in Historic Semi-final Performance
Dembele was the star of the European champions on Wednesday, scoring a goal and an assist as PSG routed Real Madrid 4-0 at MetLife Stadium.
In the sixth minute, the France international assisted Fabian Ruiz with the game’s first goal, and three minutes later, he put the third past Thibaut Courtois.
He did so, making him the only player to contribute to two goals against Madrid in the first nine minutes of a game in any competition since at least the 2002–03 campaign.
Dembele’s Record-Breaking 2025 Goal Contributions
Dembele, who made his tournament debut after recovering from an injury, has now contributed 30 goals (22 goals, 8 assists) in 2025, bringing his total since the start of the 2024—25 season to 35—goals and 14 assists.
Ballon d’Or Favorite After Treble & Champions League Triumph
The 28—year—old would be one of the favourites to be named the Ballon d’Or winner this year after leading PSG to a domestic treble and their first Champions League title.
And Luis Enrique thinks Dembele is worthy of such a title, saying in an interview on DAZN: It is the first game of this Club World Cup that we can deploy Ousmane as a starter because we attempted to care for him after he sustained an injury while playing for France.
He’s by far the best player this season, in my opinion.
He should be given everything as he had given everything to the team and the team has earned trophies and that is the most important thing to the club.
PSG’s Record-Breaking Season Hits 48 Wins
The savage performance of PSG in the first half, where Fabian netted two goals, set the stage to deliver Xabi Alonso his first loss as a coach in the Madrid bench.
After twenty-four minutes, Luis Enrique’s team had a 3—goal lead for the first time since they had done so against Monaco in Ligue 1 in 2018.
With 8 draws and 8 losses, PSG recorded their 48th victory of the season, the most in a single season in the clubs history (the previous record was 47 in 2015—16).
Club World Cup Final: Paris Saint-Germain F.C. vs Chelsea Showdown
However, in their way to Club World Cup glory at the first time of asking is Chelsea who overcame Fluminense 2-0 in the other semi-final on Tuesday.
The two teams have not faced each other since 2016 when PSG edged out the Blues 4-2 on aggregate in the round of 16 in the Champions League.
And Luis Enrique has his eyes on a grand finish to a memorable season with another trophy of silverware.
Luis Enrique said: We will attempt it, one more step against Chelsea. They have been really good. We are near, we want to make a history and then to have a vacation.
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