PSG's superstar Ousmane Dembele performed a classy gesture to Diogo Jota - who tragically lost his life on Thursday - after he found the back of the net in the Club World Cup
20:25, 05 Jul 2025Updated 20:25, 05 Jul 2025
Ousmane Dembele
Ousmane Dembele paid tribute to Diogo Jota
Ousmane Dembele performed a touching tribute to Diogo Jota after finding the back of the net at the Club World Cup.
Jota, 28, died alongside his brother Andre Silva, 25, in a road traffic accident on Thursday (3 July).
The brothers had been travelling just north of the Portuguese border as Jota was believed to have been heading by boat back to Liverpool's pre-season training when their Lamborghini left the road due to a tyre blowout while overtaking another vehicle and then caught fire.
Jota and Silva were pronounced dead at the scene - and his team-mates, friends and family descended upon Gondomar, near Porto, where Jota grew up, for his funeral on Saturday (5 July).
Dembele was part of a PSG side that took on Bayern Munich a couple of hours later over in the US.
Diogo Jota
Diogo Jota made the celebration famous(Image: Getty Images)
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Dembele broke the deadlock for the French giants during their clash with Bayern in the quarter-finals - and he ran to the corner flag sat down and pretended to play on a games console.
The celebration was made famous by Jota, who was a passionate gamer.
"Dembele honouring Jota in such a clutch moment… gave me chills. Football really is more than just a game," one fan posted. While a second said: "A small gesture that meant everything. Football is bigger than the game sometimes."
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"Dembele with Jota's celebration.... Give him the Ballon d'Or," a third shared.
And another added: "Class footballer and class human."
However, the game was overshadowed by a horror injury sustained by Jamal Musiala in the first half - where he appeared to suffer a serious ankle injury after colliding with Gianluigi Donnarumma.
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Bayern boss Vincent Kompany said: "Someone like Jamal Musiala lives for this. He just came back from a setback and now this happens. You feel powerless.
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"My blood is still boiling right now, not because of the result... But because it happened to someone that enjoys the game so much."