PARIS (AP) 鈥� Every time D茅sir茅 Dou茅 has scored for Paris Saint-Germain the team has won.
The 20-year-old forward looks to extend that winning run on Wednesday when PSG faces Monaco in the second leg of their Champions League playoff. Dou茅 scored twice in the 3-2 first leg win after going on early for Ballon d鈥橭r winner Ousmane Demb茅l茅, who with a calf injury.
鈥淚t鈥檚 a very good statistic and I saw it very recently. It鈥檚 very pleasing,” Dou茅 said on Tuesday. 鈥淏ut you should also highlight that when I don鈥檛 score the team also wins very often. You shouldn鈥檛 just wait for me to score every time.鈥�
After scoring against Monaco last week, Dou茅 put his hands over his ears as if to show he couldn’t hear criticism.
鈥淏ecause a lot of things happen in football. That celebration was personal,” Dou茅 said “I try to wipe out all the noise from my brain and my memory. I have a lot of people who help me with this in my entourage.鈥�
On Saturday, Dou茅 netted after three minutes against Metz in Ligue 1 for his ninth goal this season.
He in last season’s Champions League final with two clinical finishes and an excellent assist in a 5-0 rout of Inter Milan. He netted in 16 games overall in a breakthrough campaign where he showcased excellent close control, extravagant skill and long-distance shooting.
鈥淚’ve always been seen as a talented player but I’ve always worked very hard,鈥� Dou茅 said.
Much was expected of Dou茅 but his season has been stop-start because of . A calf strain in September playing for France and a in October in Ligue 1 have ruled him out for around 11 weeks altogether. ___
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