Ousmane Dembele may feel that he has a point to prove when Paris Saint-Germain take on Chelsea in the Champions League this Wednesday.
Chelsea beat PSG 3-0 in the Club World Cup final last year, with Dembele nowhere to be seen.
The forward had a very disappointing game, and two stats really show that and are worth looking at ahead of this week’s rematch.
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Ousmane Dembele had one shot and completed zero dribbles in Club World Cup final
Dembele was PSG’s talisman last season after being converted into a centre-forward. In total, the 28-year-old scored an incredible 35 goals in 53 appearances.
However, in the Club World Cup final, he blanked. For a matter of fact, Dembele only had a single shot on target.
As per Sofascore, he finished the game against Chelsea with one shot to his name and zero dribbles completed.
Malo Gusto right-back of Chelsea and France and Ousmane Dembele right winger of PSG and France
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Chelsea supporters will be dying for a repeat at the Parc des Princes, though that seems unlikely if he does play. Ninety minutes at home, you would expect Dembele to be more of a threat.
In contrast, Robert Sanchez thrived in the Club World Cup final, but there is no guarantee that he will start against PSG after being dropped for Filip Jorgensen in the Premier League.
PSG’s next biggest threat after Ousmane Dembele
Chelsea cannot spend the whole tie worrying about Dembele. Luis Enrique has other exciting attackers, such as Bradley Barcola and Desire Doue.
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The forward to be wary of after Dembele, though, is Khvicha Kvaratskhelia. The winger can be a real menace cutting inside from the left before firing a shot away.
His dribbling also causes a lot of problems for defenders, though Reece James will not be an easy challenge should the Chelsea captain start at right-back.
Of course, Chelsea also have their own threats, namely Cole Palmer and Joao Pedro. They will be the Blues’ danger men over these two legs.
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