Paris Saint-Germain forward Ousmane Dembele has beaten Barcelona's Lamine Yamal to the Ballon d'Or after a fine season that ended with Champions League success.

Axar.az informs, citing ESPN, Dembele, 28, scored 35 goals in 53 appearances in all competitions for treble-winners PSG, who also won Ligue 1 and the Coupe de France in addition to their first ever Champions League trophy.

The Ballon d'Or is given to the best men's player over the past season and is administered by France Football, with international journalists voting for the winner based on individual performances, team achievements and a player's class and fair play.

"Thank you all," an emotional Dembélé said on Monday. "What just happened to me is incredible. I'm speechless. It's been an amazing season with PSG. I've experienced incredible things, and I'm a little nervous; it's not easy."

He became the sixth Frenchman to win it after Raymond Kopa, Michel Platini, Jean-Pierre Papin, Zinedine Zidane and Karim Benzema.