Barcelona’s players have been ridiculed for wearing special shirts showing support to injured forward Ousmane Dembele before their victory over Eibar.
Barcelona’s starting line-up posed for a team photograph with ‘Courage Ousmane’ printed on the front of t-shirts that they worn in the warm-up.
Dembele, who joined Barcelona for £96.8million from Borussia Dortmund, was ruled out of action for three and a half months after suffering a hamstring injury against Getafe at the weekend.
Barcelona’s players wore special ‘Courage Ousmane’ shirts ahead of their win over Eibar
![Ousmane Dembele suffered a hamstring injury during last weekend's game with Getafe](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2017/09/20/00/4470897200000578-4900974-image-a-43_1505862151756.jpg)
Ousmane Dembele suffered a hamstring injury during last weekend’s game with Getafe
![It has since been confirmed that Dembele will be out of action for three and a half months](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2017/09/20/00/44708ABC00000578-4900974-image-a-44_1505862188464.jpg)
It has since been confirmed that Dembele will be out of action for three and a half months
But despite the gesture being good natured it was mocked by a number of people on Twitter on Tuesday night.
One wrote: ‘He’s done his hamstring not died ffs.’ ‘This is soooo cringe! He has minor injury he isn’t dying,’ another added.
Dembele’s absence didn’t seem to have a negative, however, as Barcelona thrashed Eibar 6-1.
![A number of people on social media mocked the gesture on Tuesday night](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2017/09/20/00/447E7B2F00000578-4900974-image-a-46_1505862247408.jpg)
A number of people on social media mocked the gesture on Tuesday night
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Lionel Messi scored four times to take his tally to nine for the season as Paulinho and Denis Suarez also got off the mark.
Sergio Enrich pulled a goal back for Eibar midway through the second half but he couldn’t prevent Barcelona recording their fifth straight victory in La Liga.
![Lionel Messi scored four goals on Tuesday night as Barcelona put six goals past Eibar](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2017/09/20/00/447DB77D00000578-4900974-image-a-48_1505862309135.jpg)
Lionel Messi scored four goals on Tuesday night as Barcelona put six goals past Eibar