PSG hope to have winger Dembele firing for Arsenal Champions League semi-final showdown

Paris Saint-Germain's (PSG) chances of beating Arsenal and reaching the Champions League final may depend to a large extent on Ousmane Dembele rediscovering the form in front of goal that made him Europe's most lethal finisher in the first three months of this year.

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Dembele scored 25 goals in 20 games in all competitions for PSG between mid-December and mid-March, his statistics those of a player completely transformed as he was turned by coach Luis Enrique from a winger into a central striker.

That included a crucial goal against Liverpool at Anfield on the way to PSG winning their Champions League last-16 tie on penalties.

However, a few days later the 27-year-old went away on international duty with France and since his return Dembele has lost some of his clinical edge.

The former Barcelona star, previously a thrilling winger but an often wayward finisher, has found the net just twice in his last seven outings at club level.

Both of those goals came in a French Cup semi-final victory against second-tier Dunkerque in early April.

Dembele was not on target in either leg of the Champions League quarter-final victory against Aston Villa, a tie in which PSG found themselves hanging on grimly to their advantage at the end.