Ousmane Dembélé scored PSG's winning goal on Saturday against Lens. But that didn't stop Paris from wasting an incredible number of chances and that's problematic in the Champions League.
48 hours before welcoming Atlético de Madrid to the Parc des Princes, Luis Enrique is well aware, his players must be more killer in the penalty area. Because if in Ligue 1, the French champions do the job with almost an average of three goals per match, as soon as the altitude increases, the Parisian players are absolutely feverish. Nobody has forgotten the huge chances missed by Ousmane Dembélé during the reception of PSV Eindhoven, just as had already been the case against Girona. For Eric Blanc, an absolute fan of Ousmane Dembélé since his time at Barça, despite all the affection he has for the PSG and Blues striker, he admits that he no longer really believes that the 27-year-old will one day be of formidable efficiency despite enormous talent. An observation that the sports channel consultant does not explain?
PSG has a severe mental problem
In The Evening Teamthe former rugby player does not hide his astonishment at this situation, because the Paris Saint-Germain players obviously have talent, but seem to crack under the pressure in the Champions League. And in particular Ousmane Dembélé. “ This is a real problem, because in the league, PSG has scored 29 goals, twice as many as Monaco and it is the third team in Europe behind Bayern Munich and Barça. In Ligue 1, we can harvest, but we still score goals. It's a team that almost averages three goals per game in the league, because the gap is huge. But in the Champions League, there are fewer opportunities, but it is mainly because there is a big mental and psychological problem. Ousmane Dembélé, whom I adore, however, I gave up the dream that he could score goals, but how can we have such a gap in the zone of truth when technically, they know how to do everything », Notes Eric Blanc, who hopes that this will change against Atlético de Madrid even if he finds it hard to really believe it. It's up to Ousmane Dembélé and his teammates to change his mind.
