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Barcelona have endured a curler coaster of situations within the ongoing version of the UEFA Champions League.
From going a person down of their first recreation of the season towards Monaco and dropping it to profitable regardless of being diminished to 10 males of their most up-to-date recreation vs Benfica, the membership have come a full circle and it’s protected to say that the expertise is invaluable.
What’s ironic, nevertheless, is that Barcelona boast of one of many youngest groups within the occasion and a latest report by Mundo Deportivo brings the identical to perspective.
A historic document
As relayed by the Spanish outlet, Barcelona have recorded 16 begins by gamers beneath the age of 18 this 12 months – eight every of Lamine Yamal and Pau Cubarsi.
That quantity, in itself, breaks a historic document which was held by Ajax as they recorded 15 begins of gamers beneath the age of 18 beneath Louis Van Gaal in 1995.
Hansi Flick absolutely trusts the youth at Barcelona. (Photograph by Gualter Fatia/Getty Pictures)
If the age bracket is additional narrowed all the way down to gamers aged 17 and beneath, Barcelona present additional superiority as they’ve seen 15 begins with that standards.
In any case, all of Yamal’s begins have come aged 17 and beneath whereas Cubarsi turned 18 just for the staff’s newest recreation towards Benfica in Lisbon.
Curiously, Barcelona even led in that statistic final season once they had 11 begins for gamers 17 or beneath. The following highest is just 10 begins for Borussia Dortmund in 2020/21.
Breaking the historic document solely goes to point out Flick’s belief within the younger core and the truth that he prioritises precedence over any face worth. Evidently, his belief has paid off nice dividends up to now for Barcelona.
Yamal and Cubarsi, particularly, are untouchable beneath the supervisor and can rack up extra begins if the staff progresses deep into the occasion.
