For his second season under the colors of PSG, Ousmane Dembélé is off to a good start to the 2024-2025 financial year. If he has already exceeded his own statistics for 2023-2024 in these first months of competition, number 10 displays a big problem. Indeed, if he is skilled in front of goal in Ligue 1, the 27-year-old faces a big problem with his effectiveness in the Champions League. Explanation.
The PSG missed the boat this Tuesday in the Champions League. Opposed to PSV Eindhoventhe formation of Luis Enrique largely dominated the debates, but was sorely lacking in effectiveness in front of the opposing goals. Symbol of this Parisian awkwardness in Europe, Ousmane Dembélé was singled out.
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Ousmane Dembélé displays great difficulties in front of goal
If one of his shots crashed on the crossbar, the Parisian number 10 missed other big chances during the match. Since his arrival at PSG in the summer of 2023, this lack of success has been blamed on Dembele’swhich nevertheless wants to be indisputable in the scheme of Luis Enriquehe who is one of the best players in the world in one-on-one. As reported by Parisian this Saturday, a statistic demonstrates the whole “paradox” with Ousmane Dembélé.
Atrocious percentage of shots on target in the Champions League
Already the author of four goals this season in Ligue 1 (more than his total from the previous season with only three goals in the league), Ousmane Dembélé has a 54% percentage of shots on target in the league. Only, when we add his two Champions League matches against Gérone and facing the PSV Eindhoven (Ousmane Dembélé was removed from the group by Luis Enrique when traveling on the Arsenal pitch), this percentage immediately drops to 42%! Clearly, the Frenchman will have to be more skillful this Sunday evening against loon au Velodrome. To be followed closely…
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