Between a future Madrilenian and a former Barça man, their anger balances. Kylian Mbappé and Ousmane Dembélé will be in the sights of FC Barcelona supporters this Tuesday evening at the Montjuïc Olympic stadium. We could also talk about Luis Enrique, who will undoubtedly receive his share of whistles for having “disrespected Xavi” according to the vast majority of socios. Before the first leg, when asked who best represented the Barça DNA between himself and local legend
A sentence that made no one smile in Catalonia, starting with Xavi, his entourage and his fans. “When we think of Barça, you think directly of Xavi, the way he played, the fact that he has the club under his skin, that he has known everything here, he is above Lucho whom I I wouldn't whistle anyway, says Jordi, in his forties and owner of a well-known restaurant in the center of Barcelona. On the other hand, Dembélé is ungrateful. After everything we did for him, celebrating his goal like he did at the Parc des Princes was not classy. He will be heavily whistled.”
Parisian number 10 had a slight glimpse of it this Monday, when the Parisian delegation arrived at its hotel located overlooking the Mediterranean. More than the future Madrid Mbappé, it was Dembélé who was the target of insults from the few dozen curious people present.
“Despite everything, I have not seen any campaign on social networks to organize this type of protest,” moderates Víctor Patsi, presenter of the very popular show “Gol a Gol” on the Catalan channel TV3. Already, there will be a lot of tourists. They come to see a show, they have no animosity. The “locals” may perhaps try to whistle, but they will especially be attentive to the match of Cubarsi or Araujo in defense to control the two Frenchmen. There will be no wave of hatred.”
“A lot of resentment” towards Dembélé
“I am more divided, I think there is a lot of resentment towards Dembélé,” continues Héctor, Barça member since birth. This is not up to the level of Figo (former Barça captain who suddenly left for Real Madrid, editor's note), he will not be received with as much hatred. But Dembélé showed that he didn't have much honor. In memory, we have never had so much patience with a player. We gave him so much love... Why in the end? So that he celebrates like a madman his only goal of the year? A little decency Mr Ousmane! He and Mbappé will be whistled every time they touch the ball.”
By “order of whistles”, we would therefore have the following podium this Tuesday evening in Montjuïc: 1. Dembélé 2. Mbappé 3. Luis Enrique... The other members of the Parisian squad will be spared. “Personally, I will not whistle at anyone and I will ask my nine-year-old son not to do it,” whispers Manel, encountered near the Camp Nou construction site last Sunday, Barça polo shirt and cap proudly displayed. It's possible that Dembélé and Mbappé will be whistled every time they touch the ball, although I don't believe it. But if that happens, at least Mbappé will have a glimpse of what will happen to him next year, when he wears a white jersey that we don't really like here.