PSG’s Ousmane Dembélé: ‘Maybe with Kylian Mbappé we would have been even better.’ | OneFootball

It has become the narrative of the season: Paris Saint-Germain, without Kylian Mbappé (26) are a better team. Last season, PSG won the title at a canter, as they did this season, however, without the France captain, the club have reached the UEFA Champions League final.

Towards the end of last season, when it became evident that Mbappé would leave PSG to join Real Madrid on a free transfer, Luis Enrique prophesied that Les Parisiens would be even better without him this season. It was a comment that, at the time, raised eyebrows, however, the Spaniard’s quote has certainly aged well.

With PSG showing significant improvement this year, Mbappé’s departure has been identified as a turning point and one that has set the club on the path towards the Champions League final, where they will face Inter Milan on Saturday night. However, speaking at the pre-match press conference, Ousmane Dembélé (28) contested the link drawn.

“Is the game easier without Mbappé? No, maybe with him we would have been even better this season. Mbappé had a dream in his career, to play at Real Madrid… and PSG continued on its path. There is a before and an after Kylian,” admitted the Frenchman. Following the conclusion of the UCL final, the pair will link up on international duty with Les Bleus.

GFFN | Luke Entwistle