Paris Saint-Germain will face Brest tonight in the second leg of the playoff for a spot in the Champions League Round of 16. A match in which PSG will rely on Ousmane Dembele, a player who has undergone an incredible transformation during his time at the club. This remarkable progress has also been acknowledged by former strikers of the Parisian team.After a less-than-ideal start to the season, Dembele has shifted into an entirely different gear since the beginning of the new year. The Parisian forward is now the top scorer in Ligue 1 with 16 goals and 4 assists. In addition, the Frenchman has been shining in the Champions League as well. During the group stage, he netted a hat-trick against Stuttgart, while in the first-leg playoff against Brest, he scored twice.Ousmane Dembélé’s form in 2025 🥵⚽⚽⚽⚽⚽⚽⚽⚽⚽⚽⚽⚽⚽⚽⚽ pic.twitter.com/TtkAGPROPy— B/R Football (@brfootball) February 11, 2025 However, the turning point in his development was his performance against Manchester City in January—a match that erased all doubts about his efficiency.”I’m happy for him. He’s been criticized for his stats. He shows that he’s worked, he’s persevered. He scores a lot of goals. I hope that will continue by taking PSG as far as possible,” confides Nicolas Anelka, a Parisian striker in the early 2000s. “He’s the perfect player after Kylian Mbappe for PSG. He’s someone unpredictable. He can shoot with his right and his left. For a defender, it’s so difficult to work against him,” adds Mevlut Erding, a striker for the club between 2009 and 2012.Red Devils don’t want him—they want to earn from himWe remind you that PSG’s coach, Luis Enrique, had the task of getting Dembele back on the right track. Due to disciplinary issues, Frenchman was even excluded from the squad in October when PSG played against Arsenal in London.Over time, the Spanish coach managed to find the right words for the Frenchman, ultimately turning him into a player who truly cares about the Parisian club.”He’s just a guy who is also reaching maturity, who is fulfilled and who has finally understood. I think Luis Enrique has managed to find the words so that Ousmane sees himself as this PSG player who carries PSG today. From time to time, there has to be a clash, you have to burst the boil,” comments Guillaume Hoarau.Enrique: “Leaving Dembele out? Decision of the season”The aforementioned Mevlut Erding emphasizes that Luis Enrique is the one who managed to bring out the best in Dembele, allowing him to deliver performances worthy of a player of his caliber.”Luis Enrique handled the situation well. He showed who was the boss in the club. What I liked was Ousmane Dembele’s reaction. A mature man’s game, who is no longer 20 years old” concluded former PSG player.UEFA CHAMPIONS LEAGUE – PLAYOFFSReturn legTuesdayMilan – Feyenoord 1-1 (0-1)/Gimenez 1 – Carranza 73/Feyenoord win 2-1 on aggAtalanta – Club Brugge 1-3 (0-3)/Talbi 3, 27, Jutgla 45+3 – Lookman 46/Brugge win 5-2 on aggBayern – Celtic 1-1 (0-0)/Kuhn 63 – Davies 90+4/Bayern win 3-2 on aggBenfica – Monaco 3-3 (1-1)/Akturkoglu 22, Pavlidis 76 pen, Kokcu 84 – Minamino 32, Ben Seghir 51, Ilenikhena 81/Benfica win 4-3 on aggWednesday 20.45: (1.95) Dortmund (3.50) Sporting (3.90)23.00: (1.18) PSG (7.25) Brest (15.0)23.00: (2.30) PSV (3.45) Juventus (3.05)23.00: (1.85) Real Madrid (3.80) Man.City (4.00)***odds are subject to change***
