Ousmane Dembélé’s Masterclass Against Athletic Bilbao Earns High Praise From Barcelona Coach Xavi

• Ousman Dembélé put on a performance to remember against Athletic Bilbao in La Liga over the weekend
• Barcelona coach Xavi wants Dembélé to put in brilliant performances for the club on a regular basis
• Barcelona take on Bayern Munich in the UEFA Champions League and Xavi is hopeful that Dembélé will be at the top of his game

Barcelona coach Xavi wants Ousmane Dembélé to continue operating on the same level he did against Athletic Club.

The French attacker was in sublime form for Barcelona as they ran out 4-0 winners against Bilbao.

Dembélé scored one goal and completed a hat-trick of assists, as Barcelona kept the pressure on Real Madrid at the top of the La Liga table, SportBible reported.

The French winger opened the scoring in the 12th minute of the game when he headed home from a Robert Lewandowski cross.

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Dembélé then set up Sergi Roberto before returning the favour to Lewandowski, then finally setting up Ferran Torres for the game's final goal.

What did Xavi say?

As noted by SportsMole, Xavi called on the French attacker to put in those types of performances on a regular basis.

"Dembélé had a great match. For wingers, they can have good or bad plays. With Dembélé, we want him to keep the good things,” he said.

"We want Dembélé to always play at this level. That's why I wanted him to stay and why I gave him so much confidence," Xavi added.

Xavi will be hopeful that Dembélé can carry his form into their Champions League game against Bayern Munich.

The Spanish side need to beat the German giants to give themselves a realistic chance of staying in the competition. They also need Inter Milan to drop points against FC Viktoria Plzeň.

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'Prime Neymar': Ousmane Dembélé leaves football fans in awe with attacking masterclass as Barca thrash Bilbao

Ousmane Dembélé was in beast mode, as Barcelona ran riot against Athletic Bilbao at Spotify Camp Nou on Sunday evening, Sports Brief reported.

Dembélé produced an attacking masterclass in Barca's resounding four-nil thrashing of Bilbao, who looked out of sorts against Xavi's charges.

The Frenchman scored a goal and provided an eyewatering three assists in what was a confidence-boosting win for the Catalan giants, ahead of their midweek Champions League game against Bayern Munich.