Bleacher Report · Nov 19, 2018
The Trouble with Barcelona's Wayward Star Ousmane Dembele
Barcelona were under the cosh. As the clock ran down in their La Liga match against Rayo Vallecano earlier in November, the Catalan side trailed 2-1.
Enter Ousmane Dembele.
In the 86th minute, he got on the end of a knockdown by Gerard Pique and cracked home a half-volley to tie the game, which Luis Suarez added to with a winner in the final minute of normal play.
The young French winger wheeled away in celebration after his goal, punching the air. As he landed on the ground, he turned to receive the acknowledgement of his team-mates. None of them came to celebrate with him. Not even a wink or a wave, so he ambled back discretely to the halfway line. So much had changed.