One of Barcelona's biggest underdogs redeems himself with an assist against Brest

Gerard Martín had a redeeming night against Brest in the Champions League. The left-back was one of the main targets of the draw against Celta in LaLiga, showing a poor performance in the first 45 minutes of the match and being substituted at half-time after being cautioned in a high-tempo match.

However, Hansi Flick decided to give him a second chance and decided to give him a starting role against the French side to cover the absence of Alejandro Balde. In his first time starting in front of the Barça fans in the continental competition, the youth player showed that he had left behind the ghosts of Balaídos and responded to the coach's confidence on the Montujïc pitch.

Gerard Martín gave a pass forward against Brest

Contrary to what he showed in the first half in Vigo, the defender looked much more secure on his wing and more active in attack, taking charge of running down the left side of the field to free up Fermín López and Dani Olmo, allowing them to centre their position to cause damage inside.

The goal from the player from Egar came from this formula. Martín overflowed on the left and assisted the Barça '20' who arrived in the area 'packed'. The midfielder dribbled past a rival defender in a great individual move and beat Bizot with a powerful shot.

In this way, the youth player got his second official assist in the Barça first team after the one he gave to Pau Víctor for the first goal of the Blaugranas in the defeat against Osasuna, as well as taking a step forward in his quest to show that he is ready to have a place in Hansi Flick's squad.