TORRE WAS A STARTER FOR THE FIRST TIME IN VILLARREAL
Pablo Torre presents his candidacy for Barça's midfield with a goal and an assist
Published:22/09/2024 - 22:36h
Updated:22/09/2024 - 23:12h
Pablo Torre knew how to take advantage of his first start of the season. The Cantabrian was one of the figures in Barça's rout, providing an assist and scoring to help the Catalans maintain their unbeaten run in the league
Pablo Torre had his first big night as a Barça player this Sunday at La Cerámica against Villarreal. The 21-year-old midfielder, who had only played 14 minutes to date, 7 against Valladolid in La Liga and another 7 against Monaco in the Champions League, enjoyed his first start of the season and passed with flying colours.
The player had run out of space in the team after Olmo's 'irruption', but the player's injury opened a door for him and he knew how to take advantage of it. FC Barcelona's first goal was born thanks to the Cantabrian's vision of the game, who was responsible for filtering a great pass to Robert Lewandowski so that the Pole could define at will and open the scoring after 20 minutes of the match.
The footballer from Santander, who last season played on loan at Girona with less prominence than expected, played as a midfielder, a position in which he feels most comfortable and where he played good minutes in the preseason. In the second half, and when things were getting tough for the Catalans, who were suffering against a Villarreal that was growing after the 1-2, Torre unleashed a shot from the edge of the box that hit Bailly and ended up going in to begin to decide the game in favor of the Blaugranas.
Torre's words after the match
The goal at La Cerámica was Pablo Torre's first in LaLiga, although he had previously scored in the Champions League wearing the Blaugrana shirt and in the Copa del Rey under Míchel. At the end of the match, the midfielder said that "I can be better than today, but I live the dream that many children want to fulfill. I have to keep working, the opportunities come." In this way, the '14' makes a statement and presents his candidacy for Hansi Flick as a more than reliable option for the midfield.
