Nothing changed about my winning appetite, PSG's Dembele says ahead of UCL final

[p]Starting the press conference, [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/dembele-ousmane/zsMC2Ec0/"]Dembele[/a] spoke about his respect for the opponent.[/p][p][b]“[a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/arsenal/hA1Zm19f/"]Arsenal[/a] is an excellent team, we’ve seen them running away with the Premier League title and what they showed us in the Champions League. [/b][/p][p][b]"They deserve to be in the final. They play great football across the board. They’ve got an exceptional coach, too," [/b]he said.[/p][image alt="Dembele's recent stats" id="088812ee-23fd-4258-a9e2-0a4b10ce3d65" credit-line="Flashscore" guid="b538aabb-a0d7-4011-b74e-451dcd305e2b" original-width="1200" original-height="1200" /][p]The French winger said winning the Ballon d’Or last year didn't change his ambition in the slightest.[/p][p][b]“It hasn’t changed how I play or who I am. I think I just have more responsibility on my shoulders since I came to [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/psg/CjhkPw0k/"]PSG[/a]. Nothing changed with my winning appetite though, I still want to wear silverware with our team. [/b][/p][p][b]"Individual prizes got the people talking, but for me, the most important thing is winning with PSG,”[/b] Dembele continued.[/p][p]There was a bit of stress among the PSG fans after hearing of Dembele's injured calf at the end of the Ligue 1 season, but the player himself was sure he would be ready for Budapest.[/p][p][b]“I wasn’t scared about missing the final, I had 10-15 days to get ready. The season was quite difficult for everyone at PSG, we didn’t have a lot of downtime. But we’re 100% ready to go,"[/b] he said, mentioning the packed schedule of PSG.[/p][embed guid="91c488f3-6a43-4453-a824-807e33a20df7" url="https://x.com/PSG_English/status/2060315545845534729" social-type="twitter" /][p]The reigning champions had basically no pre-season as they went from the Club World Cup straight into the Super Cup and the new season.[/p][p][b]“We’re trying to be ready physically, the coach gave us a lot of rest days. He and his staff have meticulously planned all the games. But I like playing lots of games, that means you make it far,”[/b] Dembele said.[/p][p]Speaking of the coach, Dembele believes Luis Enrique is among the best who have ever coached him.[/p][p][b]“He’s helped me progress a lot, with and without the ball. I try to implement all the tactical advice he gives me. But I’m also surrounded by incredible players, which makes it easier for me,”[/b] he explained.[/p][p]The 29-year-old talked about the ambitions of PSG wanting to repeat their triumph from last year.[/p][p][b]“We always want to be playing the Champions League final. It was a historical time. We are a young, highly ambitious squad. Winning tomorrow is important for us and if we could pull it off, winning again would be historical. [/b][/p][p][b]"We’re on a high, we make the most of these moments. We’ve got incredible staff, players, desire to win. We know we can win the Champions League,”[/b] he stated.[/p][h2][a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/game/soccer/arsenal-hA1Zm19f/psg-CjhkPw0k/?mid=EJZRaQ15"]Follow the Champions League Final with Flashscore[/a][/h2]