Former Barcelona manager Ernesto Valverde Tejedor has commended Ousmane Dembele for his outstanding performance against the Athletic club after the player scored and assisted three goals in Barcelona’s 4-0 win over Athletic Club.

On Sunday, Ernesto Valverde witnessed his team get thrashed 4-0 by Barcelona in a humiliating homecoming to Camp Nou.

Dembele was unstoppable versus Athletic despite this season’s criticism of his decision-making. The Frenchman now has four goals and seven assists in 15 games for Xavi’s team after setting up Sergi Roberto, Robert Lewandowski, and Ferran Torres.

Dembele’s opener against Athletic was the 4,000th league goal that Barca scored at home.

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For the home team, Dembele was named player of the game after scoring the game’s first goal with his first-ever club header and collecting three assists.

The Athletic boss shared his thoughts after the game and admitted he would have preferred it if the Frenchman had been on the bench.

“It’s not a good day. It was a horrible match, a jug of cold water. Dembélé is a world-class player. I wouldn’t have minded if he rested,” said Valverde. “Xavi’s approach with four midfielders and Pedri on the left surprised me. It has unsettled us.”

The Blaugrana host Bayern Munich in the Champions League on Wednesday but will be knocked out of the competition if Inter beat Viktoria Plzen, regardless of their result against the Bundesliga champions.

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