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September 2025
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Ousmane Dembele is the favourite to win the France Football award next month, after helping PSG become European champions. Guillem Balague talks to the Frenchman to find out how he bounced back, after troubled times at Barcelona
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THE GREATEST CHAMPIONS LEAGUE TEAMS EVER!
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