Ousmane Dembele Surpasses Lionel Messi And Karim Benzema As Barcelona Crush Celta Vigo

JAKARTA - Barcelona player, Ousmane Dembele, impressed to help his team win 3-1 over Celta Vigo. In the match at Camp Nou on Wednesday, May 11, WIB, Dembele contributed two assists.

His nicks then made Ousmane Dembele surpass Lionel Messi's record!

In the match against Celta Vigo, the first assist was made by Ousmane Dembele in the 30th minute. He handed the ball which was then put to good use by Memphis Depay. This was the Frenchman's 10th assist in La Liga throughout 2022. According to Opta, it made Ousmane Dembele the most goalscorer in European competition throughout 2022.

He surpassed Lionel Messi who made nine assists at Paris Saint-Germain (PSG) in the same time span.

Then he scored a second assist in the 48th minute. This time it was successfully completed by Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang. With that one additional assist, overall Dembele has recorded a total of 13 assists in the 2021/2022 Spanish La Liga. He is two assists ahead of Real Madrid striker Karim Benzema and three more than team-mate Jordi Alba.

"Barcelona winger Ousmane Dembele continues to make a significant contribution in attack," the club said in a statement on its website.