Ousmane Dembele – Football Flame

26Jan

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BARCELONA FC, Copa del Rey, Ousmane Dembele

Dembele shines as Barcelona beat 10-man Sociedad 1-0 to reach Copa semifinals

Ousmane Dembele of FC Barcelona is tackled by Aihen Munoz of Real Sociedad during the Copa Del Rey Quarter Final match between FC Barcelona and Real Sociedad at Spotify Camp Nou on January 25, 2023 in Barcelona, Spain. Dembele scored the winning goal early in the second half as Barcelona defeated 10-man Real Sociedad 1-0 to return to the last four after a one-year absence. The days of Barcelona fans jeering Ousmane Dembele are long gone. There were only cheers from the crowd at the Camp Nou after the France forward led the hosts to the semifinals of the Copa del Rey on Wednesday.The result ended a nine-game winning streak for Sociedad, which played a man down from the 40th minute after Brais Méndez was sent off for a dangerous tackle on Barcelona midfielder Sergio Busquets. It was Soc...

9Jan

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BARCELONA FC, LALIGA, Ousmane Dembele

Barca’s win over Atletico a huge morale boost, says Xavi

Barcelona players celebrate victory after the LaLiga Santander match between Atletico de Madrid and FC Barcelona at Civitas Metropolitano Stadium on January 8, 2023 in Madrid, Spain. Barcelona boss Xavi admitted that Sunday’s 1-0 win over Atletico Madrid at the Wanda Metropolitano is a huge morale boost for his side. Ousmane Dembele scored the only goal of the game to send Barca three points clear at the top of the table in Spain. Here’s what Xavi made of it all: “I liked the first half an hour. The game was under control. The goal came from creating a numerical advantage through the middle. These are three golden points. We knew how to suffer. It’s important to have kept a clean sheet,” he said. “Without playing that well, we got the three points. It was a tough game but a big win. I...

6Jan

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LALIGA, Ousmane Dembele, TRANSFERS

Ousmane Dembele gives definitive response to PSG interest

Ousmane Dembele of FC Barcelona looks on during the Copa Del Rey Round of 32 match between Intercity and FC Barcelona at Estadio Jose Rico Perez on January 04, 2023 in Alicante, Spain.Ousmane Dembele has warned Paris Saint-Germain that he has no interest in leaving Barcelona in the near future. PSG were among the sides chasing Dembele as his previous contract wound down towards the end of last season and the Ligue 1 leaders have been tipped to lodge a bid for the 25-year-old as he enters the final 18 months of his current deal. Asked for his feelings towards an imminent move to PSG, Dembele made it abundantly clear that his focus is solely on Barcelona. “Four months ago, I signed a new contract with FC Barcelona,” he told Eleven Sports. “I’m happy here. We will continue to work with Barça....

24Oct

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BARCELONA FC, LALIGA, Lewandowski, Ousmane Dembele

Barcelona beat Athletic Bilbao 4-0 in front of home crowd

Ousmane Dembele of FC Barcelona celebrates after scoring his team's first goal during the LaLiga Santander match between FC Barcelona and Athletic Club at Spotify Camp Nou on October 23, 2022 in Barcelona, Spain.Barcelona thrashed Athletic Bilbao 4-0 in a Spanish La Liga match Sunday to remain behind leaders Real Madrid. Barcelona’s French forward Ousmane Dembele scored a header to draw first blood in the 12th minute at Spotify Camp Nou. Six minutes later, Sergi Roberto scored in the area to double the lead for Barca. Dembele assisted him. The home team’s Polish star Robert Lewandowski finished in the box with another assist by Dembele as Barcelona made it 3-0 before the clock hit 30 minutes. Lewandowski has scored 12 league goals to top the goal scorers’ list. Ferran Torres added another ...