Dembele's scoring touch for PSG silences critics after years of erratic finishing

Paris Saint-Germain's Ousmane Dembélé is on fire, scoring goals effortlessly and silencing critics with a career-best season.

Paris Saint-Germain forward Ousmane Dembélé is making scoring look so easy when for so long it proved elusive.

Dembélé is piling up the goals in a career-best season that has seen him silence critics who pointed to his wasteful finishing over the years.

He made it 23 so far this campaign with two goals in PSG's 3-0 victory at Brest in the first leg of their Champions League playoff on Tuesday. That's already nine more goals than his previous best tally of 14 with Barcelona in 2018-19.

“The team is in a good dynamic. Everyone is focused and playing really well and that helps me to score goals if I am in the right positions," Dembélé said.

“The players, whether it's Bradley Barcola, Désiré Doué or Kvara (Khvicha Kvaratskhelia), give me great service.”

Although Dembélé played down his own importance, he has scored in 10 straight games for PSG and is clearly now the team's leading player since Kylian Mbappé's offseason departure to Real Madrid.

“We are delighted that he is playing like this," Vitinha said. "We hope he continues as long as possible. It is a very big help for the team.”