Kylian Mbappe’s Old PSG Lesson Returns Via Ousmane Dembele
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The 2026 World Cup is just two days away from starting, and although France will not play its first match until June 16, all French national team players are preparing in advance.
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The history between Real Madrid forward Kylian Mbappe and Paris Saint-Germain forward Ousmane Dembele has always been one of a good relationship, from when they were together at the Parisian club until the younger one left for the Spanish club.
And although the last time both were in the 2022 World Cup has been labeled the worst memory for Mbappe, things were not the best for Dembele that year either, because although he was considered a key piece, he did not carry as much weight as he does now.
After leading Paris Saint-Germain to the top by winning the Champions League twice in a row, Dembele now represents something more important within the French national team, and the media reports that he has already begun to act according to what he learned at his club.
According to rumors these days, Dembele has served his role as an authority figure, politely pointing out the mistakes Mbappe has made so that he can do his part as he should.
According to information from L'Equipe and in words collected by Diario AS, the Ballon d'Or winner has asked Mbappe for something that PSG coach Luis Enrique had already asked the 27-year-old Frenchman when he was at the Parisian club: greater defensive intensity.
Apparently, Dembele reminded Mbappe just as Enrique did at the time: 'If you don't defend, you don't play.'
The captain of the Blues is unquestionably Kylian Mbappe, and although Dembele does not wish to interfere in that, evidently, the older one has earned the 'right' to remind the younger one of things with respect and as a way to advise him for good.
The weight of the matches will fall on both of them, because currently each stands out in his own way in the world of soccer, and after Mbappe faced criticism from his own fans and Dembele moved away from the injuries that held him back from giving his maximum, the players will be ready for whatever comes.
On Tuesday, June 16, France will face Senegal in its first group stage match, and both Mbappe and Dembele will have to handle the pressure that both carry to make their country a candidate to win the World Cup.