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title: "Barcelona set to be without Dembele for second leg"
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author: "Oliver Birch"
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published: "2019-05-05T12:28:59Z"
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# Barcelona set to be without Dembele for second leg

Winger Ousmane Dembele is a major doubt for Barcelona ahead of their trip to Anfield on Tuesday night, after he sustained a hamstring injury on Saturday, [the Liverpool Echo report](https://www.liverpoolecho.co.uk/sport/football/football-news/barcelona-liverpool-injury-champions-league-16228593).

Liverpool host the La Liga champions looking to overturn a 3-0 deficit from the first-leg of their Champions League semi-final last week, and Jurgen Klopp’s side have been handed a slight boost after Dembele limped off during Barca’s defeat to Celta Vigo on Saturday.

![Michael Regan/Getty Images Sport](https://cdn.readeverything.co/readliverpoolfc/2019/05/1146321201.jpg)

The winger was taken off just five minutes into the 2-0 loss to Celta, as Ernesto Valverde named a heavily rotated side ahead of Tuesday’s second-leg with the La Liga title already secured.

Dembele missed a golden chance to put Barca 4-0 up in the closing stages at the Camp Nou after coming on as a substitute, and the winger was expected to feature from the bench once again at Anfield and use his pace in the latter stages of the game.