4 Barcelona players who have reduced the workload on Lionel Messi this season

#1 Ousmane Dembele

Dembele is proving his worth in the Catalan capital this term

Following a troubled start to life in the Catalan capital amidst injury crisis last season, former Borussia Dortmund winger Ousmane Dembele has come back to life this term and is currently firing on all cylinders.

A highly talented youngster with sheer pace and electrifying dribbling skills, capable of tearing opposition defences apart and creating magical moments, Dembele has gone a long way in justifying why Barcelona spent a huge sum to acquire him.

The Frenchman has stepped up where it really mattered several times this season and it appears that the winger is capable of deciding the fate of big games even when Lionel Messi struggles to find an answer just as we saw in the games against the likes of Atletico Madrid and Real Sociedad recently.

With his 8 goals in 20 appearances for Barcelona this season, it is evident that the Frenchman is taking a good share of the goalscoring responsibilities while his 8 assists across all competitions is a proof that he also does the creative job, thereby, reducing the workload on the Argentine maestro.