PREMIÈRE OF PERLA OF THE MASIA
Riqui Puig debuted in an official party of the Barça doing magic in the Camp Nou
Published:6/12/2018 - 00:01h
Updated:6/12/2018 - 04:53h
The FC Barcelona attained this Wednesday the pass to eighth of final of the Glass of Rey, in a meeting that will be very remembered by some of his footballers. Riqui Puig debuted in official party of the first team in the Camp Nou, and did magic against the Cultural Leonese
With a lot of joys and a flavour agridulce at the end, the FC Barcelona planted in eighth of final of the Glass of the King after surpassing to the Cultural Leonese. The Catalans went back to win in the Camp Nou in a clash in which they claimed varied of the less usual footballers, and in which also there was space to follow giving minutes to some of the perlas of the Masia.
Although Chumi, Juan Miranda and Oriol Busquets went in of start and left good feelings, the big star was Riqui Puig, that debuted in official party with the first team. Less the midfield player of Sant Feliu of Guíxols, that was lesionado, the rest of his mates already were in the pre-season, and little by little follow going in in the plans of Ernesto Valverde that does not doubt in delivering opportunities.
In the minute 55, the one of Matadepera substituted precisely to Busquets, and after some instants in which it was taking the pulse to the meeting, left some brushstrokes of his quality. It is 19 years old and it is one of the most promising jewels of the filial, and although there is a lot of patience in a progression that goes to carry calmly, in his performances can see why is called to mark a period in the City Condal.
After a phase of control of the Leoneses, the culés reactivated to base of possession, and in this stage shined the canterano. Some drivings, twists and passes of the purest style Barça, before a magic assistance that resurrected the evident similarities with another genius like Andrés Iniesta. It remains him a lot of to arrive to his level, but the true is that it can not have a better referent.
In front of two rivals that closed him the step, Riqui Puig opted for hammering the leather with subtlety to find to Denis Suárez, that did not waste the gift and turned it into the 4-1 that at the end resulted definite. Of authentic luxury was also the ending of the played, since the Galician controlled of wonder and defined crossed to make impossible the reaction of Jorge Palatsí.
Riqui Puig confesses that it dreamed with debuting with the Barça
After the première in the coliseo Barcelona, to Riqui Puig touched him put in front of the microphones, and confessed that it could enjoy of a moment that carried all the life dreaming. "It is the debut dreamed, on with victory and have been able to give an assistance. The team has given good expensive... I am very happy", has explained to the means.
The youngster has valued his big assistance like "the fruit of the trainings and to give the maximum day in day out", and on his feelings in the debut, has been very sincere: "I came to the Camp Nou when it came three years, imagine you the illusion to jump to the field with all the people that there was, and more if Ernesto gives me an opportunity of more than 35 minutes. It is a dream done reality".