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THE QUARRY OF THE BARÇA IS STILL IN PEAK

These are the 31 ex canteranos of the Barça that play in Europe

Published:21/09/2018 - 15:01h

Updated:22/09/2018 - 02:06h

They are not few the canteranos of the FC Barcelona that have 'fugado' in the last years, and the true is that the majority of them do not attain to triumph in the elite of the international football. Others yes do it, like the 31 ex canteranos that play in Europe

Around the old continent militan distinct players that formed in the inferior categories of the FC Barcelona, but that by some reasons or others finish abandoning the group culé, the majority of them before even to debut with the first Barcelona team. The big majority of the players that do the cases of the Barcelona team do not are used to to triumph in the elite of the international football.

It exists a group of players, however, that take the decision to do the cases of the receive Barcelona and finish finding opportunities in other teams that also play European competitions. Analysing the Champions League, the Europe League and the UEFA Youth League, can find until 31 players that were 'bred' futbolísticamente in the Barça.

The most remarkable cases are the ones of the six players that at present find in teams that play the Champions League: Thiago Alcántara (Bayern Munich), Alex Grimaldo (Benfica), André Onana (Ajax), Jordi Mboula (Monaco), Mauro Icardi and Keita Balde (Inter of Milan). Also it fits to stand out to other footballers that play the Youth League but also are inscribed in the Champions, as Alex White (Valencia) or Sergio Gómez (Borussia Dormund), what leaves in very good place to the Barça regarding training of footballers.

And another big proof that The Masia follows forming to players of elite find it in the UEFA Europe League, where at present finds the greater number of ex canteranos Barcelona, from among the 31 quoted footballers.

On the other hand, it fits to signal that the Barcelona hegemony regarding training can not observe only in the players, but also in the technicians, some of the which train to European teams and have happened before pro the Barça. The Real Madrid has, in addition to to Lopetegui, to Pablo Sanz and Albert Celades, as second and third trainers.

On the other hand, the Manchester City has to Pep Guardiola of first trainer and to Mikel Arteta of second, whereas Andrés Carrasco directs the Juvenile of the Shakhtar Donetsk. The FC Barcelona follows imperando in Europe regarding training of players and trainers of elite, and now only is missing to follow working so that the list follow expanding.