The 'Mosquito' bit: Dembélé scored two goals for Barcelona in a friendly against Juventus.

In six minutes, Ousmane Dembélé shone with a couple of individual actions to make a difference in the Barcelona vs. Juventus friendly preseason match in the United States. At 34' and 40', the Frenchman surpassed the defense of the Italian team to beat goalkeeper Wojciech Szczesny twice.

In the first instance, the blue and red team advanced into the adversary's field, but the 'bianconeros' reacted quickly to cut off the attack. However, Xavi Hernández's team managed to regain possession for the intervention of Sergiño Dest (replaced Sergi Roberto).

The American right-back touched the ball with the Frenchman. Then, the 'Mosquito' faced the last line of 'Juve'. Then, the winger showed off his best skills to defeat Juan Guillermo Cuadrado, and did the same with Alex Sandro. Being well-positioned, the Frenchman crossed the ball to win the duel against the Polish '1'.

The Turin team reacted and equalized through Moise Kean, but Dembélé put his stamp on the contest again. This time, from midfield, Sergi Busquets raised his head to locate the 2018 World Cup champion on the wing. In this way, the Spanish player made an excellent long pass for Ousmane to control.

After bringing down the ball with his chest, Dembélé had a one-on-one with Colombian Juan Cuadrado and even nutmegged him to overcome him. Then, Barcelona's goal scorer chose the far post, despite Manuel Locatelli and Alex Sandro standing in the way. The Frenchman's shot was powerful enough to beat Wojciech Szczesny's resistance.

Barcelona vs. Juventus: the preview

The mood changes when you win a match, and it is even more evident after winning a classic. On the recent Saturday night, Barcelona defeated Real Madrid 1-0, thanks to a great goal from Raphinha, who has shown to be up to this new challenge.

Against the merengues, the Polish Robert Lewandowski made his debut. Although the forward didn't have many goal opportunities, he was a permanent danger for the rival defense.

"I've seen a good Barcelona, but we need to be more solid. We were better than Real Madrid. I'm satisfied, no matter the result. I enjoyed myself on the bench. We are creating great enthusiasm among the culés. It is an important victory for us," said coach Xavi Hernández after the triumph.

On the other hand, Juventus also won in their previous game. The 'Vecchia Signora' prevailed 2-0 against Chivas de Guadalajara, with goals from Marco Da Graca and Mattia Compagnon. Against the 'Rebaño', Ángel Di María and Paul Pogba, two of the new signings, also played.

Juventus coach Massimiliano Allegri gave his impressions after the match against the Mexican team. "A good test, the team worked hard in Turin and we can see the results. The match had a good pace in both halves and I am satisfied with the work of the Under-23s, as well as the contributions made by the new signings," he said.