Koeman's message to Dembélé: "Work harder"

Ousmane Dembélé was the main talking point at the press conference prior to Barcelona-Seville. Ronald Koeman invited him to work harder to earn his place. However, he made it clear that Ansu Fati is ahead of him at the moment.

"At the moment he is a Barcelona player and the situation depends on the player's thinking. He has a lot of competition in his position and right now Ansu Fati is ahead of him. I haven't talked to him about it, but I want to have people here who are happy," he said.

He also told him to work as hard as Trincao and Pedri to get more minutes of play: "I can't tell you more about Dembélé. I always try to get the best out of the team and if there are changes it's for a reason. If Pedri or Trincao have played it is because they deserve it. Dembélé is a Barca player and it will depend on him. I haven't spoken clearly about his future".