Champions League best player Dembele leads the best team. Can he win the Golden Globe?

The Barcelona "mixed boy" Dembele has now become the leader of the new Champions League champion Paris Saint-Germain. In addition to being named the best player of the Champions League this season, it is also expected to reach the 2025 Golden Globe Awards.

At the Paris Saint-Germain tour, captain Marcinhos led Paris Saint-Germain fans to shout: "Dembele, the Golden Ball!" Dembele played 15 games in the Champions League this season, contributing 8 goals and 6 assists. Although the goal number is not as good as Barcelona winger Rafinia, who tied for the top scorer with 13 goals with Dortmund forward Gilasi, and his assists are not as good as Rafinia, who ranked first in assists with 8 assists, but Dembele leads Paris Saint-Germain to win the Champions League championship.

UEFA Technical Observation Group commented on Dembele: "In addition to 8 goals, Dembele also played the leading role at Paris Saint-Germain. As we saw in the final, he worked very hard to put pressure on the frontcourt. In addition, he created advantages for the team through smart running and retreating midfield, confusing his opponents again and again."

Dembele's expression ability and emotional intelligence have also improved a lot compared to when he played at Barcelona. He said: "Start from me, I'll play footwork." From the moment I was in the ball, I dreamed of participating in the Champions League. This great event was incredible to reach the finals, and it was incredible to win the championship. I am proud of the journey we have gone through and all I have done in my career. This has made me achieve such a success. It is so wonderful."

The last Champions League best player to win the Golden Globes was Benzema in the 2021-2022 season, and he was undisputedly awarded the 2022 Golden Globes. However, the Best Player in the Champions League in the past two years failed to win the Golden Globe Award. Manchester City midfielder Rodri was the Best Player in the Champions League in 2022-2023, but the Golden Globe Awards in 2023 were taken away by the captain of the World Cup champion Argentina Messi, because the World Cup held at the end of 2022 happens to be within the Golden Globe Awards cycle (August 2022 to July 2023).

Real Madrid winger Vinicius was named the best player in the 2023-2024 Champions League. He was originally the biggest favorite to compete for the 2024 Golden Globe Awards. Real Madrid is ready to send several representatives to attend the Golden Globe Awards ceremony. However, before the award ceremony began, Real Madrid learned that Rodri came from behind to defeat Vinicius, so they boycotted the 2024 Golden Globes Awards ceremony, and no one who was originally scheduled to attend went.

Real Madrid lost 0-4 to Barcelona at home in La Liga on October 27. Vinicius had an argument with several Barcelona players. He arrogantly said: "I'll get the Golden Ball Award right away!" But Vinicius eventually lost to Rodri. The Golden Ball Award selection seemed to compensate Rodri for failing to win the 2023 Golden Ball Award, which also made Vinicius' statement of immediately receiving the Golden Ball Award completely a laughing stock.

Now Dembele has become a popular favorite at the 2025 Golden Globe Awards. Will he lose to Rafinia, Yamal and even Mbappe? Although Dembele performed well at Paris Saint-Germain this season, he also won the Ligue 1 Golden Boot Award, but his impression points when he played for Barcelona have always been unsatisfactory and he is also known as a "reverse boy".

Paris Saint-Germain coach Enrique mainly plays team football. Donnarumma, Kvaratsheria, Douai, Vitinia, Ashraf, Mendes and other stars also performed outstandingly. To a certain extent, Dembele's winning votes may become an unfavorable factor in his competition for the Golden Ball Award. The Golden Globe Awards are voted by reporters, and there will be strong subjective factors on the basis of striving for objectiveness. After all, the press team is not the UEFA technical observation group.

After the end of this season's Champions League, the best 11-man lineup has been awarded, which is a 4-2-4 formation. Dembele led Paris Saint-Germain to be selected for seven players, and Barcelona's midfielder Pedri and Inter Milan goalkeeper Sommer were unfortunately defeated.

The best 11-man team of the Champions League this season is as follows:

Goalkeeper: Donnarumma (PSG);

defenders: Mendes (PSG), Bastoni (Inter Milan), Marginhos (PSG), Ashraf (PSG);

Midfielders: Rice (Arsenal), Vitinia (PSG);

Forwards: Rafina (Barcelona), Dembele (PSG), Duer (PSG), and Yamal (Barcelona).

Text丨Reporter Liu Yi