[스포탈코리아] Reporter Nam Jeong-hoon = Ousmane Dembele caused a disaster for Barcelona.
Portuguese media ‘Avola’ reported on the 17th (Korean time), “Ousmane Dembele did not leave Barca for PSG under the best conditions, so the spotlight was focused on him during this meeting with the two clubs in the Champions League.”
Dembele moved to Dortmund from French Ligue 1 club Stade Rennes in 2016. As soon as he transferred, he showed tremendous performance and developed into a top-level Bundesliga player beyond a promising player in his age group. He scored 10 goals and 20 assists this season, helping the team win the Pokal for the first time in five years.
He transferred to Barcelona in 2017, and the transfer fee was a whopping 169.5 billion won, including all options, a whopping 222.6 billion won. When he came out, he showed flashes and performed well in Dortmund, but his problem was injuries.
He was injured every time he came out and only played in 9 games in the 2019/20 season. He stayed in Barcelona for six years and became the worst hitter in Barcelona’s history, along with Philippe Coutinho and Antoine Griezmann, and moved to Paris Saint-Germain, abandoning coach Xavi, who trusted him.
After that, Dembele faced Barcelona for the first time. Paris Saint-Germain lost 2-3 in the first leg of the quarterfinals against Barcelona in the 2023/24 UEFA Champions League (UCL) held at Parc des Princes in Paris, France on the 11th (Korean time). In this game, Dembele scored a goal and celebrated towards his home team.
Then, on the 17th (Korean time), Paris Saint-Germain won 4-1 in the second leg of the quarterfinals of the 2023/24 UEFA Champions League (UCL) against Barcelona in the 2023/24 season held at the Estadi Olympic Louis Company. They succeeded in advancing to the semifinals with a score of 6-4. In this game as well, Dembele defeated his former team, Barcelona, by scoring one goal and a PK.
The reason why Barcelona fans are angry at Dembele in this game is because Dembele has only one goal in the league. However, Dembele scored two goals against Barcelona and was selected as Man of the Match in this match. Also, Dembele was caught on camera smiling brightly at the end.
In an interview after the game, Dembele said, “It was a very difficult game because we lost in Paris. “But the team played very well and focused in the second game and I think we deserved to win.”
Dembele naturally responded to the boos that came from the crowd throughout the game and when he smiled after being substituted in the 87th minute. He replied: “It’s normal, that’s life, but Barcelona is one of my favorite clubs and a great club.”
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