"I was there in 2014," Ousmane Dembélé, Paris Saint-Germain's star recruit in this transfer window, recently told the Ligue 1 Show on beIN SPORTS, referring to the Parc des Princes, where he will debut in front of his new fans against RC Lens on Saturday (21:00).

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"I was in the Auteuil stand for a Champions League match against Malmo," added the man who watched the season opener against Lorient from the stands alongside Kylian Mbappé (R1, 0-0). Dembélé's real reunion with the PSG dugout will this time be against a fellow Champions League representative from Ligue 1 Uber Eats: RC Lens.

With Rennes, Barça

This could be Dembélé's first start for the capital club, after the 39 minutes he played off the bench against Toulouse (1-1) . He completed six successful dribbles out of eight attempted, had one great chance and won 75% of his challenges out of 35 touches.

But the Parc will not be a complete discovery for the man who grew up in Evreux. The 26-year-old winger has played there twice before, once in Ligue 1 Uber Eats. On that occasion, Dembélé suffered a defeat with Stade Rennais in April 2016 (4-0), before returning home with a 1-1 draw with Barça in the Champions League Round of 16 in March 2021.

'I'm excited!'

There is no doubt that Ousmane Dembélé will be hoping to enjoy better times in the colours of Paris Saint-Germain. And as soon as possible.

"I'm excited about playing at the Parc des Princes and making our supporters proud," said the World Cup winner.

Starting on Saturday against Les Sang et Or?

Ousmane Dembélé's Ligue 1 Uber Eats stats:
27 matches
12 goals
5 assists
64% successful dribbles
57% shots on target