Riqui Puig shined in his first titularity with the Barça of Xavi

The trainer of the FC Barcelona, Xavi Hernández, bet this Tuesday 14 December by an eleven with a lot of novelties to face the Maradona Cup in front of Mouth Júniors, in Riad. The party supposed the debut of the midfield player of the filial Álvaro Sanz with the first team and the reissue of the Brazilian side Dani Alves with the T-shirt blaugrana. But, besides, it meant the first titularity of Riqui Puig, one of the players more marginados in the Barcelona picture from the stage of the Dutch Ronald Koeman.

The one of Matadepera was the only footballer of field of the first team that has not been headline with the new technician egarense, since Umtiti and Luuk of Jong went out of the 'smart black' when splitting of start in front of Osasuna in The Sadar, in the tie (2-2), that sunk more in the table of classification of LaLiga Santander to the Barcelona, those who situate in the eighth position with 24 points and 18 units of the leader, that is the Real Madrid Cf.

Puig, in official parties, has participated in three of the six parties that has directed Xavi (Espanyol, Betis and Bayern Munich) adding a total of 83 minutes in these meetings. A figure that situates him, like the second less used footballer by Xavi Hernández, surpassing only to Demir (72') and, obviously, to Ilias (45'). By in front already they situate names like Umtiti (90'), Luuk of Jong (98'), Coutinho (115') or Dest (139').

His little participation is worrisome. For example, with Koeman played in 28 of the 67 parties that directed the ex technician seleccionador of the Low Countries. With Ernesto Valverde so alone contested three meetings and with Quique Setién 12 parties of the 25 that directed, in which it stands out five titularities.

In the Maradona Cup

In the Maradona Cup, Puig was of the most stood out players in an alignment blaugrana alternative. Even, it could have marked his goal, but his shot did not go between the three sticks. Minutes afterwards, tried it from out of the area, but went to the hands of the guardameta. However, it went of which more participated in the Barcelona collective game.