Perhaps no one thought that when Barca broke the curse of 3 years of no win over Real Madrid, Dembele, who was regarded as a "waste wood" by Barca fans, and Aubameyang, who was abandoned by Arteta, would become a real hero.
Aubameyang and Dembele had played for Dortmund at the same time, and after moving to Barca, Aubameyang revealed that he had communicated with Dembele and even said that he would persuade Dembele to stay.
After Dembele refused to leave in the winter window, barca executives threatened to leave him in the stands, but Xavi did not agree with the club's approach and let Dembele start in the national derby.
Dembele also repaid Xavi's trust, first forcing Nacho on the right and then providing an assist for Aubameyang, and then giving an assist to Araujo from a corner.
After two assists in this campaign, Dembele became the first Barca player in 13 years to deliver two assists in the first half of the national derby, and the last player to do so was Xavi.
In 2022, Dembele has delivered seven assists in the league, topping the top five leagues, with Messi and Briro in second place with six. In the last four La Liga games, Dembele has completed three assists and double shots, while this season, he has only delivered 9 assists. Since Harvey took charge, Dembele has delivered 12 assists in La Liga, more than Valverde and Koeman combined in 65 games.
In his career, Dembele has delivered 14 assists for Aubameyang, more than his other teammates, and the golden combination is worthy of the name.
Compared to Dembele, Aubameyang was even better, not only scoring two goals in a row with a kick over his head, but also sending an assist to Ferran Torres, the first assist of his Barca career.
Aubameyang not only became the first Gabonese player in history to score in the national derby, but also became the first Barça player to score two goals for the first time since Bustillo on 14 September 1969 at the Bernabeu, and the third Barça player to score in his first appearance in the national derby since Cruyff and Neymar. Not only that, but Aubameyang also became the first player in the 21st century to score three goals in his national derby debut.
At the same time, Aubameyang continued his excellent form since joining Barca, scoring 9 goals in 11 appearances, even more than the number of goals scored for Arsenal this season, 15 appearances for Arsenal, and Aubameyang only scored 7 goals. Miraculously, Aubameyang made eight starts for Barca, scoring nine goals and averaging more than one goal per game.
After Aubameyang's goal, famed Arsenal fan Morgan said, "Every time Aubameyang scored, it made Arteta's decision to send him away seem even more ridiculous. ”