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Rivaldo tells Barcelona to have a word with Ousmane Dembele about ‘silly sending off’

Rivaldo reckons that Barcelona need to have a word with Ousmane Dembele after he was sent off for dissent against Sevilla at the Camp Nou.

Dembele saw red for calling referee Mateu Lahoz “very bad” for his decision to send off Ronald Araujo and has been hit with a two-match ban.

Barcelona have confirmed they plan to appeal the sanction, but Rivaldo thinks they should be talking to the 22-year-old too.

“Barcelona need to have words of their own with the player about this silly sending off. It’s not acceptable and it could harm the team, with his absence creating difficulties for his team-mates.