XAVI MOVED THE BENCH IN CHAMPIONS
The three debuts of La Masia in the Champions League that took place in Plzen
Published:2/11/2022 - 09:19h
Updated:2/11/2022 - 09:19h
Barça's victory (2-4) against Viktoria Plzen on matchday 6 of the Champions League left the debut of 3 youth players with the Barça first team to be remembered
The FC Barcelona visited this Tuesday to Viktoria Plzen to contest the last day of Champions League. Any of the two teams had at all at stake further of the honour to sack of the competition, by what Xavi Hernández took advantage of to know at first hand the potential that have some pieces of the filial and those footballers of the first team that have had few minutes in the season.
Iñaki Crag, second guardameta of the first team, had the opportunity to debut officially with the Barça to his 23 years. After 10 campaigns being a member of the inferior categories of the Barcelona group, gave the big jump when going out in condition of yielded to the Galatasaray to beginnings of year and give his first steps in Europe. Once culminated the period of loan, returned like second of Marc-André ter Stegen and already has contested his first 90' official minutes like goalkeeper of the club.
To the Alicante footballer adds him Marc Casadó, the one who has gone in to the 67' minutes of the second half in replacement of Franck Kessié for also give his first official steps with the elastic culé. To his 19 years, the midfield player of the Barça Atlètic is a fixed in the alignments of Rafa Márquez, with seven parties contested in the first nine day of First RFEF and two more in the UEFA Youth League with the Juvenile To.
Finally it is Álvaro Sanz, the one who also has added minutes in the visit to Plzen. The canterano already has debuted with the first team of the Barcelona but no by Champions, what allowed him première in the maximum competition to level of clubs of Europe. The also footballer of the filial went in to the 77' minutes by Pablo Tower to play the last compasses of the meeting.
Pieces of spare
Like this the things, Xavi could appreciate in own meat the quality that has the quarry culé of face to the future. There are several footballers that have the level to give the jump to the first team in the next seasons, whereas others will be able to continue on its way in the old continent in some club that offer him the minutes that perhaps can not have in the Spotify Camp Nou.
