For the match of all fears of PSG against Manchester City in the Champions League this week given the ranking of the Parisian club before this victory (4-2), Luis Enrique surprised his world and starting with the main interested party by putting on the bench of substitutes Ousmane Dembélé. Enough to make PSG number 10 boil inside and make him decisive when he comes into play. With another approach, Enrique could well have signed a masterstroke with Gonçalo Ramos.
Ousmane Dembélé (27 years old) is, alongside Marquinhos (30 years old), the most experienced player in the PSG through its selections in French team and his experiences at Borussia Dortmund and at FC Barcelona before returning to France to Paris Saint-Germain after his training at Stade Rennais. With the departure of Kylian Mbappé for the Real Madrid last offseason, Dembele's even became the leading figure of the project due to his fame.
Ousmane Dembélé shocked to have been a substitute
However, Luis Enrique has not given him any privileges since the start of the season. This is evidenced by the withdrawal of his name for the group of PSG who was moving on the lawn of’Arsenal last October 1 (0-2). Over the weeks, Ousmane Dembélé saw his playing time fluctuate, but the coach of Paris Saint–Germain never took away his trust.
-For the reception of Manchester City which counted for the 7th day of the Champions League regular season on Wednesday, Luis Enrique tried a poker game leaving Ousmane Dembélé on the substitutes' bench, he who was coming back from the flu and who had missed the 16th final of French Cup against Espaly (4-2) and the RC Lens in Ligue 1 (2-1).
Did Luis Enrique deliberately titillate Ousmane Dembélé and Gonçalo Ramos?
According to The Team, Ousmane Dembélé was no longer diminished by the virus and was fully capable of participating in this European shock from the kick-off. The sports daily affirms that Dembele's would have been surprised to appear on the bench. At half time, Luis Enrique told him that he was going to replace Kang–In Lee. And from then on, the world champion would have really wanted to fight. winning bet for Enrique who saw Dembele's reduce the score then hit the crossbar. Same story for Gonçalo Ramoswhich replaced Désiré Doué on the hour mark, before finding the net as a proud response to Enrique's declaration on the number 9 position at PSG the day before.
