Dembele shows signs of justifying price tag against Chelsea

Soccer Football - Champions League Round of 16 Second Leg - FC Barcelona vs Chelsea - Camp Nou, Barcelona, Spain - March 14, 2018 Barcelona's Ousmane Dembele celebrates scoring their second goal with Lionel Messi as Chelsea's Thibaut Courtois reacts Action Images via Reuters/Lee Smith

BARCELONA (Reuters) - Barcelona forward Ousmane Dembele's much-lauded performance in Wednesday's 3-0 win over Chelsea saw the Frenchman take a step towards repaying the club's huge outlay on him after a debut season in Spain which has been blighted by injury.

Lionel Messi was the name on everyone's lips after capping another mesmeric Champions League display with two goals in the last-16 second leg win which set up a 4-1 aggregate victory, but Dembele was next in line for praise.