after five classics from LaLiga without winning -the last azulgrana win dates back to March 2, 2019 (0-1) at the Bernabéu with a goal from Rakitic-, the Barça seeks this Sunday to reconquer the white coliseum for the first time without Messi in his team and with the premiere of Xavi Hernandez directing the team from the bench.
In fact, of the eleven of that team that won for the last time in the Bernabeu There are only seven players left in the current squad (Ter Stegen, Piqué, Alba, Lenglet, Busquets, Sergi Roberto and Dembélé) and only four maintain the condition of untouchables (Ter Stegen, Hammered, Alba and Busquets). In his transformation towards the change of cycle in the post-Messi era, the Barça has rejuvenated its workforce with young house values such as Ansu Fati, Araujo, Gavi o Nicoamong others, plus the additions of Pedri, Eric Garcia, Ferran Torres or Adama. In fact, despite the experience of players like Alves (38), Pique (35), Busquets (33) the Jordi Alba (32), the template of the Barça promedia 25.3 yearstwo less than that of Real Madrid (27.3 years) and only surpassed in youth by that of the Valencia (24.6) and the Real society (25,1).
9 Sub’21 debuts at Barça for 4 of Madrid
Forced by the economic needs that the club has suffered, and by the courage of both Ronald Koeman like Xavi Hernandezthe Barça has made nine different players debut this season in La Liga Santander, who move between 17 and 21 years: Eric Garcia (21 years), Alvaro Sanz (21), Nico Gonzalez (20), Ez Abde (20), Yusuf Demir (18), Alexander Balde (18), Estanis Pedrola (18), Ilias (17) and Gavi (17), achieving that three of them already have weight in the first team as they are Gavi, Nico and Eric.
In the case of Real Madrid, Carlo Ancelotti has made four players under the age of 21 debut, as is the case with Sergio Santos (21), Anthony White (21), Peter Federico Gonzalez (19) and camavinga (19). Unlike Barçanone of them is still, to this day, a benchmark footballer in the first white team.
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