Dembele scored 35 goals in four championships. Although he lost in the Club World Cup final, his performance was still remarkable

In the early morning of July 14, the 2025 Club World Cup final staged a confrontation that cannot be missed, a European Super Cup-style contest. Premier League team and European League champion Chelsea defeated European treble champion Paris Saint-Germain with a score of 3-0. This is the first time in Chelsea's history that the restructured Club World Cup and achieved the championship Grand Slam in the intercontinental match. In this game, Paris Saint-Germain star Ottoman Dembele started and played the whole game. Although his performance was not outstanding, he undoubtedly became a popular candidate for this year's Golden Globe Awards.

Before this game, Paris Saint-Germain's record was brilliant. By defeating 4 Premier League and 1 Serie A team, they successfully won the Champions League trophy and achieved the great achievements of the European Triple Champions League. During this Club World Cup, they defeated Atletico Madrid, Bayern Munich and Real Madrid and advanced to the finals. Especially in the semi-finals, his performance of defeating Real Madrid 4-0 has caused many fans and media to praise them as the New Universe team.

However, in the competition with Chelsea, Paris Saint-Germain seemed to be struggling. Chelsea's high-pressure pressing and targeted tactical layout have repeatedly made Paris Saint-Germain's defense line break. At the end of the first half, he was already behind 0-3 and almost lost hope of winning. Although Dembele tried to organize counterattacks and created several scoring opportunities, his opponent's goalkeeper Robert Sanchez performed bravely and completed six key saves, making Paris Saint-Germain unable to do what he wanted.

match statistics show that Dembele played the whole game this time, but only completed one shot, one key pass and one steal, and failed to seize an excellent chance to score. Therefore, the French superstar ended up only receiving a 6.8 rating, and his performance was only considered to be average. The defeat in the final also questioned Dembele's status in competing for the Golden Globes. Despite this, the Spanish media still supported this and believed that the ownership of the Golden Globes should still be awarded to him.

With the end of the Club World Cup, Dembele's 2024/25 season also came to an end. In 53 games, he scored 35 goals and 14 assists, helping Paris Saint-Germain to the finals of five official events, and won four championships including Ligue 1, French Cup, French Super Cup and Champions League. The only regret is that he failed to win this Club World Cup.

It is worth mentioning that Chelsea in the Premier League has successfully counterattacked against powerful teams many times in history, whether it was Bayern in 2012 or Manchester City in 2020, and now it has once again become the "nervous knife" that hit Paris Saint-Germain. However, even if he lost 0-3 in this game, it cannot cover up Dembele's outstanding performance this season.

Compared with the young man who loved playing games and was a bit rebellious during the Barcelona era, Dembele is now more mature and confident, showing stronger personal abilities and leadership qualities. In the away game against Villa in the Champions League, Dembele bluntly criticized his teammates' lazy performance after the game, which reflected his sense of responsibility as the team leader, so the Golden Globe Awards deserved.