Ousmane Dembele was an unused substitute in Barcelona’s last two Champions League matches against Tottenham Hotspur and Inter Milan.
After starting nine matches in a row and scoring four goals in the process, the France international has made two appearances in October and both of them came off the bench.
It was believed that he would start against the Nerazzurri following Lionel Messi’s injury setback, but Ernesto Valverde fielded Rafinha on the right wing and he opened the scoring at the Camp Nou on Wednesday.
Mundo Deportivo claims the Blaugrana manager has ‘lost confidence’ in the 21-year-old and that is why he has not started a single match this month.
Despite having the opportunity to start due to Messi’s absence, he failed to convince his coach to play him ahead of the Brazilian in the starting XI.
If the report is true, the former Borussia Dortmund man must immediately focus on winning back Valverde’s confidence.
