Paris Saint-Germain forward Ousmane Dembélé won Ligue 1 player of the year on Monday night for the second year in a row after scoring 10 league goals in an injury-hit campaign. [1, 2, 3]
Dembélé became only the fifth player to take the award in consecutive seasons. Zlatan Ibrahimovic was the previous back-to-back winner in 2014, while Kylian Mbappé captured the prize five times in a row before leaving for Real Madrid. [1]
Dembélé made only 9 Ligue 1 starts because of injuries, but he still finished with 10 goals and 6 assists as PSG moved toward a record-extending 14th French league title. He said the award belonged to the squad, saying: "It's an individual trophy but all the individual trophies I've won are thanks to this team," [1, 3]
PSG were 6 points clear with 2 league matches left after beating Brest 1-0 on Monday and were due to visit second-placed Lens on Wednesday in a game that could clinch the title. The club were also preparing for the Champions League final against Arsenal on May 30 after reaching the final with a 6-5 aggregate win over Bayern Munich in the semifinals. [1, 3]
PSG forward Désiré Doué won the best young player award, while Pierre Sage was named best coach. [1, 3]
