Ousmane Dembélé sent the entire left side of the Juventus de Turin defense to sleep in the preseason game that faced them at the Cotton Bowl in Dallas. Juan Cuadrado, Manuel Locatelli and Álex Sandro, the three starting players of the transalpine team on the flank that the Frenchman attacked, were not able to stop their internships at any time. His unpredictability, his ability with both legs, his speed and his ability to dribble at close range are an explosive cocktail that drove his opponents crazy. He scored two goals in very similar actions and celebrated them like Stephen Curry: wishing them sweet dreams.
The Golden State Warriors player himself reacted to Dembélé's celebration through his Twitter account. The Frenchman played at the level of the American point guard during the NBA Finals against the Boston Celtics. It's just a pre-season friendly, it's true, but it's a very positive sign for Xavi and the whole of Barcelona to see him perform at that level. After his convulsive last season, in which his good performances on the Camp Nou pitch were overshadowed by his comings and goings off the pitch, the renewal of his contract has also served to renew his illusion and the of the hobby
Barça ended up drawing 2-2 against Juventus, but the result in these matches is the least of it. Robert Lewandowski, Andreas Christensen and Franck Kessié added another hour of play in the Barça shirt, all those called up participated and Dembélé had a stellar performance. Xavi acknowledged that his team was better in the second half than in the first, which he attributed to "the lack of pace, the heat and the state of the pitch, which was very dry." However, he leaves with "good feelings", above all very happy for the French winger, of whom he said that he is "a different, special player, who has to make a difference".
Barça now has another friendly on US soil ahead of them, after having finished the Soccer Champions Tour. It will be against the New York Red Bulls, currently ranked third in the Major League Soccer Eastern Conference. They will then face Joan Gamper against Pumas, Dani Alves' new team, before officially kicking off the season on August 13 at the Spotify Camp Nou against Rayo Vallecano. The incorporations and the recovery of the best Dembélé take the illusion to the recently renowned culé house.
