Lionel Messi is the perfect partner to have in attack thanks to all the opposition attention that he draws in, according to fellow Barcelona team-mate Ousmane Dembele.
The Argentina and France internationals have sparked a successful connection up front during the latter’s second season at Camp Nou, netting 43 goals between them in all comepeitions.
The one-time Borussia Dortmund man has arguably now filled the gap left by Neymar, after the Brazilian departed for Paris Saint-Germain in 2017 in a desired attempt to break free of Messi’s shadow.
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Dembele, in contrast however, is more than happy for his captain to occupy the burden of responsibility against teams.