Ousmane Dembélé is continuing an excellent season. PSG yesterday defeated Tottenham in a penalty shootout and won the UEFA Super Cup. In this match the French forward again became one of the main protagonists — the intensity he brought into the game, his dribbling and decision-making speed served to radically change the scenario of the final.
It was exactly from his pass that Gonçalo Ramos equalized in the 90+4th minute and gave the Parisians the opportunity to win. This precise pass in added time once again displayed Dembélé’s ability to “read” the situation and his sharpness in finding a teammate — ball control, raising the tempo and the quality of the final pass put a decisive point on the plot of the final.
For Dembélé, this is the 37th game with productive actions in 2025: 27 goals and 10 assists. This figure is the best among all players in Europe’s top-5 leagues, and his closest chaser is at least 6 points behind. In other words, Ousmane has pulled away from rivals in the “goal+assist” metric, and it is clearly visible that he plays a central role in developed attacking schemes.
For the Parisians the Super Cup is a big psychological impulse at the start of the season. And Dembélé is the main driver of this impulse: he creates width on the wing, leaves the opponent one-on-one and forces mistakes under pressure, and on set pieces he quickly gets to the second ball. At the same time he is taking responsibility in different phases of attack — receiving the ball, quick circulation and the final decision.
Taking into account his current form and influence on the game, Dembélé is being viewed this year as a main contender for the Ballon d’Or. Individual statistics, participation in decisive moments and the assist in the big final — all of this fills out the overall portrait. Of course, the season is long, but today Ousmane’s step has become one of the most reliable signals on the road to major trophies: for PSG — a new door of glory, for Dembélé — a bright page in his personal history.
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