Barcelona coach Valverde defends playing Dembele before crock

Barcelona coach Ernesto Valverde defended playing Ousmane Dembele for their Champions League thrashing of Lyon.

The Frenchman replaced Philippe Coutinho in the 70th minute, with the score 2-1 in Barcelona's favour, and he went on to score the fifth in a 5-1 victory, though it came at a cost as Dembele will now miss three to four weeks with a hamstring strain.