Riqui Puig, willful and successful in his first start of the season

Riqui Puig has enjoyed ofs or first titularity in this season with the FC Barcelona, in the party against the RCD Mallorca. It accompanied to Frenkie of Jong and Nico González in a centre of the marked field by the absences and went out with good feelings of the party. It is not for 'snatch him' the titularity to any of the 'fixed' of Xavi (waiting for the return of Busquets and Gavi), but yes can be a resource that the technician egarense can use in parties like the one of Sound Moix.

His performance has been a good news for the culés but, as all the team, has gone dissolving with the happen of the minutes. It jumped like left interior and Xavi entrusted him an important mission: go to the pressure of the Balearic head offices, with Luuk of Jong, for incomodarles to the exit of the balloon and achieve an immediate recovery. It participated in the so much of the tulip, opening so that Òscar Mingueza received the balloon and assisted to the forward culé, in addition to showing with initiative during big part of the meeting.

It starred, besides, a played of attack to the ten minutes, after hunting a refuse to the exit of a corner. Riqui Finished, but the balloon left by on top of the goal of the Mallorca, defended by Manolo Reina. Of rest, signed a party hit, although it is necessary to stand out that 'sinned' by a lot of horizontal passes and lost some that another balloon. Riqui Showed to be very applied in the pressure and construction. In a lot of moments, saw him going down to receive and exchanging his position with Frenkie of Jong, the one who acted like defensive pivote.

It played his first 90 complete minutes of the season in the party that supposed his apparition number fifty with the T-shirt of the first team. NOr was to title from the past 7 of febero of 2021, in the victory 'in extremis' of the Barça against the Real Betis in Benito Villamarín (2-3), but has by in front a new opportunity, this week against the Linares, in the dieciseisavos of final of the Glass of Rey.

Riqui, of more to less against Mallorca

As all the team, the midfield player finished desinflándose in the last minutes. It allowed several losses and also committed unnecessary faults, but fulfilled with his mission and goes with a smile of which has been the first big opportunity with Xavi Hernández, the one who has recognised in room of press that Riqui "has been very well, as all those that have been less usual. Mingueza, Jutglà... All have worked for the team. It thrills how they compete. This is the way. This victory is an empire".