Ousmane Dembele whistled at Camp Nou during Barcelona – Napoli

In the 64th minute of the match against Napoli (1-1), in the first leg of the round of 16 of the European League, Xavi made a three-way change to revive his team by bringing in Jaffe, Busquets and especially Osman Dembele. We write “special” because it was the appearance of the French striker that caught the attention of the Camp Nou fans. Number 7 entered the field under the whistle, despite the support of his captain Pique who ostensibly applauded him.

Reasons for booing? Psychodrama about the future of the ward. At the end of the contract at the end of the season, the player recruited 135 million euros in 2017, rejected extension offers and did not leave the club during the January transfer window despite pressure from the Catalan club. In his first match in 2022 at the Camp Nou, Dembele was unmoved by the whistles that accompanied him when he touched the ball. Replacing Adama Traore, he was very active on the right wing,” The best on the field since he entered the game.”And He writes the daily Catalan newspaper sports. He did not allow his team to win the match but gradually regained the audience.

Xavi “The whistles turned into applause”

At the final whistle, his coach Xavi gave him clear support: “ The public is sovereign. But Osman managed to dribble, he was behind a procedure that almost ended in the goal… He has personality. The whistles turned to applause. I think this is the thing to remember. »

The same letter on the part of Pique: “ People are free to express their dissatisfaction, but they should know that when they whistle during play, it does nothing for the team. I understand there were people who got annoyed, but in this case we’d like them to show up at the end of the match, and have them stand behind us for 90 minutes before that. »