Dembélé was also recently elected best player in the Champions League. He scored all competitions and tournaments last season, 33 goals and gave fifteen assists. In the 5-0 won final of the Champions League against Inter, he did not score.
For the Golden Ball, Dembélé had competition from, among others, the Spanish prodigy Lamine Yamal. Denzel Dumfries and Virgil van Dijk also belonged to the nominees, but both Dutch people fell out early.
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