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Desire Doue produced a marvellous performance in the Champions League final(Image: UEFA via Getty Images)

Ibrahima Konate reckons that Desire Doue's match-winning penalty against Liverpool earlier in the season helped boost the Paris Saint-Germain superstar's confidence in the wake of his stellar performance in the Champions League final.

Doue, 20, was the star of the show as PSG thrashed Inter Milan 5-0 in Munich last weekend, netting twice as Luis Enrique's side ran riot to clinch a maiden European Cup.

The fleet-footed forward caught the eye before that decisive spot-kick at Anfield with a dazzling display for the French champions.

And Konate feels that night has proven to be a catalyst for Doue in the second half of the season, during which his compatriot has emerged as one of European football's most exciting talents.

“His performance was a dream,” Konate told The Athletic.

I tend to observe people and I notice if people pay attention to what they eat or if they do a lot of gym work.

“But scoring two goals and providing an assist in a Champions League final… I don’t think he’ll have slept much since!”

Ibrahima Konate sang Doue's praises this week(Image: Pau Barrena/UEFA)

While the celebrations from Liverpool's Premier League title win are only just dying down, Konate has already set his sights on atoning for this season's Champions League exit in the Round of 16 by winning the tournament next year.

“The most important thing is not to rest on our laurels,” he said.

“We won the Premier League, which is magnificent and which made everyone happy, but it’s not an end in itself.

Or win the Champions League.

“When next season begins, we shouldn’t forget about the title, because we won it and it’s etched in history, but we’ll need to set it aside and say to ourselves, ‘That’s behind us.

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