Ousmane Dembele is placing speak of him profitable the Ballon d’Or to the again of his thoughts as he appears to assist Paris Saint-Germain safe Champions League glory with victory over Inter Milan.
Dembele has loved an excellent season for Luis Enrique’s males, scoring 33 targets and offering 11 assists to assist PSG to a second successive Ligue 1 and Coupe de France double, and to the brink of a long-awaited first Champions League title.
His prolific type has put him within the thick of the dialog for world soccer’s most prestigious particular person honour.
However the former Barcelona ahead confirmed little curiosity in questions surrounding how a Champions League title would assist his trigger.
“If you end up a PSG participant, what’s vital is to take residence the silverware such because the Champions League,” Dembele instructed a pre-match press convention.
“I’m centered on the crew, not particular person trophies. It [Ballon d’Or] is behind thoughts, however I need to concentrate on the crew.”
PSG narrowly averted the humiliation of exiting the revamped match within the league part, however have knocked out Premier League golf equipment Liverpool, Aston Villa and Arsenal en path to reaching the ultimate.
However the Allianz Area showpiece will see them tackle an Inter facet that beat Bayern Munich within the quarter-finals earlier than profitable a semi-final epic with Barca.
“Since January, we’ve got actually had a change of mindset and we need to proceed now and get the victory and we’re very excited in regards to the recreation,” Dembele added.
“Inter is a superb crew that deserves to be within the ultimate. They’re bodily, know how one can defend, how one can rise up entrance, so we’ve got a powerful opponent.
“I’ve ready effectively for this ultimate. Since I used to be a child, I’ve been dreaming of taking part in on this recreation.
“We now have to stay focused on the sport, on the crew, on myself. I hope we’ll be capable to produce a unbelievable efficiency.”