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'My God, Dembele dey ball!' and other reactions as Dembele's cameo for Barcelona overshadows Osimhen's impressive highlights for Napoli

Social media reacts to Dembele's performance against Victor Osihmen's Napoli in the Europa League on Thursday night
Social media reacts to Dembele's performance against Victor Osihmen's Napoli in the Europa League on Thursday night
Barcelona star Dembele impressed off the bench for Barcelona as they were held to a 1-1 draw by Victor Osihmen's Napoli in the Europa League on Thursday night
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Barcelona returned to the Europa League in fashion much less than expected to say the least.

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The Catalan giants played at out a 1-1 draw against Serie A side Napoli at the Camp Nou.

Piotr Zieliński put the visitors ahead in the 29th minute before Barcelona came out firing in with 23-year-old foward Ferran Torres converting from the penalty spot in the 59th minute.

Napoli took the lead against Barcelona in the first half courtesy of Piotr Zielinski
Napoli took the lead against Barcelona in the first half courtesy of Piotr Zielinski

And even after several chances were created for the hosts, Barcelona could not get the winner as both sides settled for a draw at full time.

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Relief: Barcelona's Ferran Torres celebrates after scoring
Relief: Barcelona's Ferran Torres celebrates after scoring

However, even though Napoli talisman Victor Osimhen, did manage to impress for most of his time on the pitch through his blistering runs which caused the Barcelona defense all sorts of problems in the match from time to time, It was Ousmane Dembele's 25 minute cameo for the hosts that stole the spotlight at the end of the game.

Dembele impressed in Thursday night's Europa League fixture against Napoli at Camp Nou
Dembele impressed in Thursday night's Europa League fixture against Napoli at Camp Nou

The 24-year old French attacker who was nearly on the brink of an exit in the January transfer window shone with his trickery and electric display helping Barcelona create dangerous series of chances to kill the game off.

Osimhen caused Barcelona problems with his pace in their Europa League fixture Thursday night
Osimhen caused Barcelona problems with his pace in their Europa League fixture Thursday night
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Ultimately, the game ended as a draw but football fan's have now reacted on social media to the French man's impressive outing on Thursay night.

Here are some reactions from Twitter below:

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