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The Champions League is already back. And without a doubt, almost all the eyes will be on Paris on Wednesday evening since PSG will welcome Liverpool for a five -star shock. After getting rid of Brest during the 1/16th finals, the capital's club will have to erase a larger obstacle in 1/8th since the Reds finished at the top of the C1 championship phase. Despite everything, the English, who had a chance in two to come across the champions of France during the draw, are jaded. The supporters of the Mersey club had not hidden their concern when they learned that the residents of Anfield would face an increasingly formidable PSG.
“We had the most difficult match”had dropped one of them on X. “It couldn't have been worse”said another fan of English training. On the club side, Arne Slot also admitted that the Luis Enrique team, in full swing, impresses him very much. “I already think of PSG and I saw them play against Manchester City, I am impressed by their quality, they are on a momentum similar to ours.” The British press, too, is not reassured before this double confrontation. This is the case of tabloid The Sunwho titled: “Ousmane Dembélé is ahead of Mo Salah while Liverpool faces PSG at the worst moment, the Frenchman finally taking his marks”.
The new Dembouz is scary
Then he added: “The kings of Ligue 1 hope that the attacker will be able to do what Messi, Mbappé and Neymar could not do. The French striker has never really marked English football. But this could be about to change since Dembélé is heading for the shock of the Champions League against Liverpool in the form of his life. The 27 -year -old has even surpassed the hero of Kop Mo Salah in the past three months, while he and PSG gain confidence and think they can finally put an end to their long expectations of European glory. Dembélé scored a new goal while PSG was preparing for Wednesday's shock against Liverpool in the French capital by demolishing Lille 4-1 on Saturday. Dembélé comes out of the shadow of his French compatriot Kylian Mbappé, who left Paris for Real Madrid this summer. ”
The Sun concludes: “It is only now, after his return to France in 2023 to replace Neymar again – this time at PSG – that he seems to realize the potential he has shown as an early adolescent. Dembélé had trouble scoring and making assists before being expelled during the 1-0 defeat against Bayern Munich, which left PSG in the face of the elimination of the Champions League before the direct elimination phase. But since the beginning of December, no one in the five major European championships – not even the Egyptian King Salah – has only scored Dembélé. His total of 18 goals in 13 appearances includes two consecutive triplets, during the 4-1 victory against Stuttgart which allowed him to qualify for the Champions League and during the 5-2 victory in Ligue 1 against Brest. ”
A duel from a distance with Mo Salah
THE Liverpool Echo Also fears the danger of Dembouz. “Liverpool will face a revitalized Ousmane Dembélé during his trip to Paris Saint-Germain in the Champions League this week (…) from one post to the other as advanced striker, he scored 26 goals and delivered six assists in 33 matches this season, including one during the 4-1 victory at home against Lille this weekend. Dembélé, 27, concretizes the potential which saw him regularly associated with many clubs and, at 19, he was on the radar of Jürgen Klopp in Liverpool. ” THE Daily Mail Incline too. “Ousmane Dembélé is in the form of his life while he is preparing to face Mo Salah … and the result could have an important impact for the Golden Ball race.” A journalist specializing in English football, Salim Bangally confirms to us that it is Dembélé who is most awaited by the English, who are wary of PSG without being frightened according to him.
“In the press, there is no fear but respect and expectations. We don't take this team from high. There is a different look compared to what we have seen in the past. We feel that there is respect in the way PSG is mentioned in England. Since the draw, we follow precisely the results of PSG. This weekend, Lille's result facing PSG was mentioned. PSG is observed. TNT SPORTS, which is the English diffuser of the C1 here, made of large trailers around this PSG-LIVERPOOL. For any Liverpool match; They would have done that. But then again, it's stronger. They also put forward Ousmane Dembélé in the trailers. It is he who is put forward. There is also Luis Enrique. They insisted that Dembélé scores goals, that he is the top scorer in the year 2025 all competitions. They have an eye on him, that's for sure. ” Ousmane Dembélé knows what to expect during the double confrontation.
