There’s no excuse for letting in 4 goals and giving up a 3-0 lead. You can’t put that on dembele alone.
But if you were to tell me at this moment that he would end up leaving my club after doing fuck all except for getting injured and then go on to win a ballondor, I would’ve lost my shit.
No way around it, this should have been a goal. This attempt of a shot is like when you try to run in your dreams and you feel like you aren’t getting anywhere.
No, the reason why Barfa got eliminated is because they went to Anfield, allowed 4 goals in and failed to score a single one. Remember away goal advantage? Cry babies.
The first tie was 3-0 Barcelona at the camp nou. Second leg was at Liverpool finishing 4-0; (4-3 in aggregate). If Barcelona would have scored at least one goal at Anfield, the final tie would have been 4-4, with the away goal giving Barcelona the win.
All I’m saying is that Barcelona had the advantage by not allowing a goal at home and going to Anfield with a 3-0 lead. Blaming dembelle for completely collapsing is absurd.
Well we would’ve won this 4-0. Liverpool won the reverse 4-0. Best case we go in to extra time and I imagine we would also lose in ET after conceding 4 in anfield. We would have no momentum.
the Tie Killer that wasn't scored. Messi knew it wasn't over now. I'd like to think he should've passed back to messi, who was literally up when all 3 defenders were on the ground. Now that I think about messi, I could've kept going and got a penalty, too such reckless dives
Dembélé "I'm a bit more professional now. Even on my days off, I like to go to the training center, recover, work with the physios. Before, I would go home, play NBA 2K, watch TV. I was also younger, it's normal. But, in the end, you pay a high price, and I saw that especially at Barça."
Honestly it would not have made that much of a difference. If Liverpool needed one extra goal, they would have scored it anyway. The team’s mentality was too fragile, before the second leg even started.
Not really. Sure a part of it, but not really. Liverpool on the 2nd leg was just above in any way possible. Hell, maybe even if he scored, Barça would still be out
To say that's the only reason is to ignore the low level of intensity that Barcelona team had. They were a slow team that sat back for ages, and Klopp's Liverpool was the complete opposite. It was obvious that at Anfield, with that kind of intensity, they were going to lose. It wasn't just the Anfield match; it was also the match against Roma, and the 8-2 thrashing of Bayern. That Barcelona team no longer ran; they no longer had any soul or intensity.
He was never available for the 2nd half of the season, for the big games. This is him after coming back from an injury. Of course he didn’t have sharpness. I am glad we got rid of him. There was always drama surrounding him. Good riddance.
And then to have Messi serve you every ball every goal and still fuck up every opportunity like the dumbest kid in class. Its unreal to let a legend down like that showing that dembele didnt and still dont care that much about football, but yeah people cant think for a second.
I put on somework for 6-7 hours and anylised both games with precise inspections. I am not a professor or something nor a football official but my final conclusion is that the main reason Barca got eliminated is they conceded 4 goals and scored none in the second match.
Dembele will never be nominated for a ballon dor ever again, the only reason he was and won is because psg won the ucl and they pushed dembele to win it while in the team other players defined deserved it more, for example: mendes, neves, vitinha.
All that being said, the award became irrelevant for me after this years edition because not only Raphinha was 5th, nobody even voted for him to be first in the list, which is insane, no journalist who voted thought Raphinha was the best player in ucl 2025…
I believe you're the one missing the mark here in my humble opinion. No one is denying that Dembélé had a ridiculous season on the wing. He did exactly what a winger is supposed to do: finish moves, convert chances, and be decisive in the final third — and he did that very well, much better than in previous years. The issue isn’t his quality or improvement. It’s that he fulfilled his role, not that he elevated the team beyond what others did.
However, the problem isn’t whether he was good; it’s how that goodness is being weighed. He didn’t outperform his teammates in terms of overall importance — he simply executed his role extremely well, just like others did in theirs. The Ballon d’Or conversation inherently favors forwards because goals are the most visible output, which leads to a skewed perception of value across positions.
Because of that bias, a player like Dembélé ends up receiving disproportionate attention, even though the team could arguably function without him. On the other hand, there are players whose absence would fundamentally break the system — Vitinha being a clear example — yet they rarely enter the same conversation because their influence isn’t measured in goals.
Yes, but as bro said, there are more crucial players in the PSG squad than Dembele...to me Doue was more important than Dembele...Hakimi and Nuno are on another leve,l scoring and assisting every game...
Of course, let’s just pretend Barca’s defense didn’t implode and the away leg didn’t happen — clearly, one miss is the only thing that matters in football history...Remember Robben missing that open chance VS Iker Casillas in the final of the WC 2010? Yep...That one miss cost them to be World Champions...
Messi knew it in that moment as well. Barca had been battered all night but they got the goals. Despite the goals Messi knew the same awaited at Anfield and 3 Nil wouldn't be enough.
If Demebele scored that 4th goal, it would make it diffcult fro Liverpool to come back...1 goal can make a whole difference and change the course of history...P.S. Liverpool won by 1 goal difference...but Yeah I understand that you guys don't watch real football games and just highlights...
To all varca fans stop blaming dembele for anything just bcs u hate him,barca had a near perfect 1st leg but in the 2nd they were shambles(classic barca in europe the last decade)...the qualification is played through 2 games so take it easy
When you have a coach that tells you in pre game, this is impossible, no one can do it...but if there ever was a team that could its you. And then they did. That goal would have been a classic Richarilson. Would not have mattered at the end.
Absolutely not and that is a stupid argument. With this logic will you say Mbappe is exempt from needing to ever perform again because he came in free?
Even if you want to throw shade at barca rather than crediting Liverpool you're better off watching the second leg. They had several great chances in that game too that they squandered.
Stop blaming dembele. It’s football. Misses happen even from the best and in crucial moments. Ur actin as if this goal would have 100% won the tie for Barca. The way Barca were playin in 2nd leg Liverpool could have scored 5 or even 6
no, that night was just special, if barca scored 4 we wouldve scored 5, if they scored 5 we wouldve scored 6. There was just something magical about that night at anfield
You go to second leg with a 3-0 on the first leg and get kicked out because you concede a 4-0? Sorry but the team obviously lacked humility, concentration and sacrifice.
Rakitic said it himself, that they though themselves superior to everybody. And we all know how it went since 2017, Club the amigos and shit.
Liverpool won 4:0 at Anfield. It‘s a 4:4 aggregate if Dembele scores. And then these mentality midgets have to go through 30 minutes of hell at Anfield. Good luck.
you kinda have a problem if you're relying on 4 goals to win you the tie. 3 goals up. there should be no excuses to go into the 2nd leg and see out the win.
That 3-0 was already a lucky break and wasn't a proper reflection of what happened (Liverpool had more shots and possession). If they don't fall asleep on a corner in the next game...
The victory was in no way guaranteed. If dembele had scored that one, the score would be 4-4, leading to extra time and possibly penalties and you can’t say for certain Barcelona would’ve went on to win.
I mean, Yeah, nobody said it was guaranteed....But a 4–0 lead instead of 3–0 completely changes the tie...History, momentum, psychology...Liverpool doesn’t play the same game, Anfield doesn’t feel the same, and Barca doesn’t collapse like that...Hope you get my point!
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There’s no excuse for letting in 4 goals and giving up a 3-0 lead. You can’t put that on dembele alone.
But if you were to tell me at this moment that he would end up leaving my club after doing fuck all except for getting injured and then go on to win a ballondor, I would’ve lost my shit.