Marc Casadó, the extension of Hansi Flick on the field

Marc Casadó is increasingly established as one of the untouchables of Hansi Flick at FC Barcelona. The academy player delivered another recital, his umpteenth of the season, against Real Madrid in the Supercopa de España final, but his importance in the locker room and in the coach's scheme transcends the sporting aspect.

The culés experienced a tumultuous moment after Wojciech Szczesny received a red card with more than half an hour left to play. Although the blaugrana team had the match under control (the score was 1-5), the German was forced to reorganize the team and the chosen one to give instructions to his teammates was the '17' blaugrana.

The academy player approached the bench just after the goalkeeper's expulsion was confirmed and Flick gave him the details on how the players should position themselves on the field to counter the sporadic attacks from the merengues. At only 21 years old, the midfielder was the extension of the coach on the field.

Casadó, the owner of the midfield axis

All his teammates surrounded him and listened attentively to his instructions, leaving a very curious image where a proven star of 36 years like Robert Lewandowski received tactical directives from a player who until six months ago played in the blaugrana reserve team.

Casadó took command of the culé midfield, being a true 'broom' in defense and helping to build the play without sparing any effort. The Catalan 'crack' capped his spectacular performance with his sixth assist of the season and made it clear that the pivot position has an owner now and in the future.