{"id":7998,"date":"2024-05-08T03:35:09","date_gmt":"2024-05-08T03:35:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/internationalpulse.net\/?p=7998"},"modified":"2024-05-08T03:35:09","modified_gmt":"2024-05-08T03:35:09","slug":"rio-ferdinand-slams-terrible-psg-star-after-borussia-dortmund-defeat-football","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/internationalpulse.net\/?p=7998","title":{"rendered":"Rio Ferdinand slams ‘terrible’ PSG star after Borussia Dortmund defeat | Football"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Rio Ferdinand and Owen Hargreaves slammed the PSG star (Pictures: TNT Sports)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Rio Ferdinand and Owen Hargreaves slammed \u2018terrible\u2019 Ousmane Dembele after PSG\u2019s Champions League semi-final defeat to Borussia Dortmund.<\/p>\n

The French champions were aiming to reach their second Champions League final but were frustrated by a Dortmund side sitting just fifth in the Bundesliga.<\/p>\n

Borussia Dortmund, winners in 1997 and finalists in 2013, beat PSG 1-0 in the first leg at home and won by the same scoreline in Paris to reach next month\u2019s final at Wembley.<\/p>\n

It was another frustrating night for PSG, who hit the woodwork four times after doing so twice in Dortmund, as Mats Hummels\u2019 second-half header separated the sides. <\/p>\n

Much of the focus in the post-match analysis was around Kylian Mbappe\u2019s subdued performance across the two legs but Ferdinand and Hargreaves were more alarmed by Dembele.<\/p>\n

Discussing Mbappe\u2019s struggles against Dortmund, Ferdinand said on TNT Sports: \u2018I thought he was really quiet over the two legs. Dortmund handled him really well.<\/p>\n

\u2018This is unusual for Mbappe, we\u2019re used to seeing him stepping up in the biggest moments and in the biggest games. All through his career he\u2019s stepped up but he was subdued over the two legs.<\/p>\n

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Ousmane Dembele struggled in PSG\u2019s disappointing defeat (Picture: Getty)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

\u2018He wasn\u2019t decisive, he wasn\u2019t clinical. But you need to give Dortmund massive credit because they never allowed him to get one on one.<\/p>\n

\u2018I think more credit has to go to the team in yellow because Dortmund and the manager deserve so much credit.\u2019<\/p>\n

Ferdinand\u2019s former Manchester United team-mate Hargreaves then interrupted and asked: \u2018How poor was Dembele today?\u2019<\/p>\n