Extraordinary! 15 youth players from La Masia in the Barça-Getafe

Published:26/09/2024 - 00:17h

Updated:26/09/2024 - 06:18h

FC Barcelona added its seventh victory in a row in LaLiga EA Sports 2024/25 against Getafe (1-0) in a match where Hansi Flick called up 15 Barça youth players. Losses due to injury open the doors of the first team to La Masia

Hansi Flick confirmed this Wednesday his commitment to the FC Barcelona youth team by calling up a total of 15 players trained at La Masia for the duel against Getafe (1-0). Of them, six were in the starting line-up and another two entered the complement of a very complicated match for the Barça team. In the end, a goal from Robert Lewandowski allowed the culés to add their seventh consecutive victory in LaLiga.

The Heidelberg coach did not make too many adjustments to his XI regarding the matchday 6 match against Villarreal. With Alejandro Balde back at left back (instead of Gerard Martín) and Marc Casadó in the midfield taking the place of Pedri González alongside Eric García, Barça stood in Montjuïc against an always combative Madrid team. In the second half Ansu Fati once again ran out of minutes, although the Barça coach had one change left to make.

The 15 Barça youth players called up against Getafe

In addition to those already common in the Barcelona squads (Iñaki Peña, Cubarsí, Balde, Ansu, Casadó, Lamine, Eric, Astralaga, Fort, Gerard Martín and Sergi Domínguez), Hansi Flick also added Andrés Cuenca, Guille and Toni to the culé bench Fernández and the main novelty, the Hungarian goalkeeper Áron Yaakobishvili (18 years old). The Juvenil A goalkeeper signed for the Barça team in 2018 and had already been on Xavi Hernández's list last season.

(13). Iñaki Crag
(2). Pau Cubarsí
(3). Alejandro Balde
(10). Ansu Fati
(17). Marc Casadó
(19). Lamine Yamal
(24). Eric García
(26). Ander Astralaga
(32). Héctor Fort
(35). Gerard Martín
(36). Sergi Domínguez
(39). Andrés Cuenca
(40). Vaakobishbili
(41). Guillermo Fernández
(42). Toni Fernández

Flick, proud of his Barça's perfect start in the League

After the game, the German coach praised the Barça victory, expressing his pride in the team's work and the support of the fans. "Eric could score, Raphinha too. We had several situations. We played fast and well, opening the field with Koundé and Lamine. This is what we want, but in the end Getafe always plays games like that. I am very happy with my team," he argued. Flick.

With the victory, Barça maintains its perfect pace in LaLiga and was just one victory away from equaling the best start in the tournament achieved by Gerardo 'Tata' Martino in 2013/14 (8 wins in a row). The one from Heidelberg, yes, already improves the records obtained by Tito Vilanova and Pep Guardiola, who, unlike the Argentine coach, did manage to lift the League trophy. Next Saturday, in Pamplona, the culés will go for another victory that will mark another milestone in Barça history.