Tennis – Open de France – Roland Garros, Paris, France – June 2, 2025
Ousmane Dembele de Paris St Germain presents the Champions League Trophy in the Philippe-Chatrier court before the match of the fourth traditional round between Novak Djokovic in Serbia and British Cameron Norrie Reuters / Gonzalo Fuentes
PARIS – The Paris St Germain striker, Ousmane Dembele, obtained a roaring welcome generally reserved for tennis champions when he wore the trophy of the Champions League freshly won on the central court on Monday.
The French football club beat Inter Milan 5-0 in the showcase match in Munich on Saturday to win the trophy for the first time before the players and the staff got the reception of a hero in the French capital on Sunday.
Read: Doue Caps Dream Season with PSG Champions League Triumph
Hang it in the Louvre 🖼️#RolandGarros pic.twitter.com/yhbkjpvwya
– Roland-Garros (@RolandGarros) June 2, 2025
The Festivities of Dembele, which was elected the player of the Champions League season, continued on Monday when he wore the brilliant trophy on the court Philippe Chatrier in front of more than 10,000 people.
He wore a white t-shirt with the word “triumph” written on it.
The organizers could not have been able to time the brief ceremony, the trophy of the most prestigious football club in Europe arriving a few minutes after the world’s number 361 and the Joker Lois Boisson de France amazed Jessica Pegula, the third seeded, in three sets to reach the last eight in the upheaval of the tournament.
Read: PSG crushes Inter Milan to win the first title of Champions League
“Here it is Paris, (it’s Paris)” cried Dembele while the normally more reserved afternoon in the afternoon bursts of cheers.
“Exceptional, it was a magical moment in Munich. We have played an exceptional season and were rewarded by our first European Cup,” said Face France International Dembele.
“The individual titles are good, but it is the collective titles that count. We will try to win as many titles as possible.”
PSG is only the second French team to win the European Cup after Olympique de Marseille in 1993.
Your subscription could not be saved. Please try again.
Your subscription has succeeded.
