Last night, Ernesto Valverde side emerged victorious in the Catalans derby against Espanyol at the Camp Nou.
Lionel Messi was on target with an hat trick as well as Gerrard Pique and Luis Suarez.
Meanwhile, the highlight of the game was when Ousmane Dembele was introduced in the 68th minute.
Coach Valverde brought in Dembele on in place of Gerard Deulofeu.
Recall that he joined for a fee of £135.5 million from Borussia Dortmund.
Dembele’s assist for Suarez in the 90th minute.
He expressed joy of playing with Messi as he described it as "strange"
“I’m very happy, it was strange to be alongside the best in the world,” he told BeIN Sports, per Sport. “It was a good victory and I felt a lot of emotions. I’ve fulfilled a dream.”
Dembele was brought in after Neymar joined Paris Saint-Germain for £222m.
Dembele has revealed what Suarez told him before kick-off.
According to the French man, he said Luis told him to pass the ball and he will score.
“Suarez said to me to give him the ball and he would score. I did it and he scored, I’m very happy,” Dembele added.
Dembele will be looking at starting for Barcelona in UEFA Champions League group stage match again Juventus on Tuesday
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