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Barcelona forward Ousmane Dembele up against Liverpool defender Virgil van Dijk in the UEFA Champions League semi-final first leg at Camp Nou Stadium on May 1 2019(Image: Mikel Trigueros / Urbanandsport / NurPhoto via Getty Images)

Ousmane Dembele has only featured for seven minutes of competitive action against Liverpool.

But few would be surprised if they remain seared on the mind of the France international.

Dembele was a Barcelona player when introduced in the 90th minute of the Champions League semi-final first leg against the Reds at the Camp Nou back in May 2019.

With the Catalans having been inspired by two-goal Lionel Messi into a 3-0 lead, Dembele had replaced former Liverpool forward Luis Suarez, scorer of the opener on the night, to help the home side successfully see out the injury-time period.

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Given Liverpool failed to grab a potential tie-changing away goal, it was job done in that regard.

But while the PSG won the domestic double and reached the Champions League semi-finals in his first campaign at the Parc des Princes, Dembele scored only six goals but provided 12 assists in 42 games.

This season, though, has been different.

Very different indeed.

PSG are unbeaten as runaway Ligue Un leaders, are into the domestic cup semi-finals and, after a rocky start to their Champions League campaign, have won five games in a row including a 4-2 win over Manchester City and 4-1 triumph at Stuttgart to book their place in the play-offs where they thumped compatriots Brest 10-0 on aggregate.

And Dembele has been a key figure.

“I saw Klopp in Paris but I told him I had made up my mind to sign for Dortmund,” confirmed Dembele in 2017.

And, for former France international Rio Mavuba, Dembele's form makes him a better bet to succeed than Liverpool forward Mohamed Salah.

When recently asked who he would prefer, Mavuba replied: “Today, I’m taking Ousmane Dembele.
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