Ousmane Dembélé wasn’t always a Ballon d’Or contender. The France forward may be in the running for the prestigious award given to the world’s best player of the season if he leads Paris Saint-Germain to its first Champions League title on Saturday.

Paris Saint-Germain strikers Ousmane Dembele was named Champions League player of the season as UEFA on Sunday picked seven of the title-winning side on the competition's team of the season."Dembele has taken on the role of a leader in the Paris Saint-Germain team,

By Trevor Stynes MUNICH, Germany (Reuters) -Paris St Germain striker Ousmane Dembele was named Champions League Player of the Season by UEFA on Sunday after his turnaround season ended with him playing a big role in his side winning the competition for the first time.