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PSG star Dembele all smiles winning Ballon d'Or

PSG star Dembele all smiles winning Ballon d'Or
PSG star Dembele all smiles winning Ballon d'OrGao Jing / Xinhua News / Profimedia

Ousmane Dembele was able to take his Ballon d'Or triumph in his stride on Monday night.

Dembele missed PSG's defeat at Marseille due to injury and was crowned Ballon d'Or at the end of the evening.

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Afterwards, he was asked to recount the past 24 hours.

Dembele said,  "Same as usual! I had training this morning. I have to come back from my injury. I had treatment, I also went back on the pitch a bit because I'm starting to touch the ball again. It was a completely normal day until 8 p.m. and arriving here (smiles)."

The PSG player also spoke about his arrival at the Parc des Princes with some teammates: "I went home to get ready to leave, we met up with teammates at the Parc des Princes, with Désiré (Doué), Joao (Neves), and we came together. And that's it...

"What's next? I don't know who managed it, but it wasn't me (smiles). I don't know what's planned (for the rest of the evening). What I want? Anything and everything. We'll see!"

Meanwhile, former teammate Lionel Messi, who played with Dembele at Barcelona and PSG, posted to social media: "Big Ous! Congratulations, I'm so happy for you. You deserve it."

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