Ousmane Dembele has explained reason why he takes penalties with his 'weak' foot as PSG eliminate Liverpool

Paris Saint-Germain star Ousmane Dembele has explained why he takes penalties with his supposedly weaker foot after stunning fans with how he took his spot-kick against Liverpool on Tuesday night.

Dembele pulled PSG level in the tie with a strike in the 12th minute and the entertaining clash at Anfield went all the way to extra time and penalties, where it was Luis Enrique's side who prevailed.

The Parisian outfit were faultless from 12 yards, with Desire Doue dispatching the winning spot-kick after Gianluigi Donnarumma denied both Darwin Nunez and Curtis Jones.

There were some fine penalties from a PSG perspective but none were better than Dembele's.

The France international lined up as if he was going to take the penalty with his left foot, only to then switch to his right foot and smash the ball into the top corner.

Fans hailed the penalty as one of the greatest they had ever seen, in awe of his unique ability to change the foot he was striking with.

Dembele lined up to take the penalty with his left foot at first. Image: Amazon Prime

The former Barcelona and Borussia Dortmund forward is perhaps the most two-footed player in world football and he has already given a reason for why he opts for his right when taking penalties.

Dembele explains why he takes penalties with his weak foot

Many years back when he was playing for Rennes, an interviewer asked Dembele if he was left or right footed, to which he replied: "Left footed. I'm more left footed yeah."

But then the reporter pointed out that he takes penalties with his right peg and asked why, to which Dembele said: "Because I shoot better with my right foot".

But Dembele then decided to switch to his right foot in impressive fashion. Image: Amazon Prime

Dembele's adeptness with either foot makes it very difficult and unpredictable for goalkeepers to guess which side he is going to try and make the save.

He did the same at Euro 2024, sending Diogo Costa the wrong way as France beat Portugal on penalties in July.

According to TransferMarkt, excluding shoot-outs, he has only taken four penalties in competitive games during professional career - scoring three and missing one in the Copa del Rey for Barcelona.

Under Luis Enrique, Dembele has been deployed as a false nine and has stepped up following on from Kylian Mbappe's departure - with 29 goals and six assists in all competitions.