Marc Bernal, the pearl of La Masia who has already knocked down the door at the age of 16

Remember his name. Marc Bernal (Berga, 2007) He’s another – yes, another – of those great talents to continue in Barça’s quarrywho is being closely studied by Xavi and his coaching staff for a possible debut with the first team in the coming weeks.

Precocity and versatility are adjectives that defined the stage of the La Masia youth squad, surprising a set of coaches who always allowed him debut earlier than his turnaccording to age and stripes. Breaking doors as a ‘hobby’, the footballer is cadet last season and within a few months it was a foundation of Barça Atlètic by Rafa Márquez without barely making it through the youth team. In both situations there are both Hector Fortof the age of Marc Guiu (2006) as Pau Cubarsi, a contemporary Bernal central defender and also making a lot of noise in the first team pools. All one jewelry generation of 2006-07 in the Blaugrana quarry, as Xavi warned in the press conference after the Athletic Club.

Marc Bernal He came to Masía when he was only 6 years oldwhen he stood up for her left-handed shot and its size. He caught the attention of scouts at a tournament when he was playing with prebenjamins who were older than him in Nastic of Manresa, scored a hat trick in the final against Espanyol. Since then, a meteoric career as a Blaugrana has led to him ringing the bell for the first team at the age of 16.

Bernal disputed seven matches in nine days at 1ºRFEF that Barça B wear this season and come out like youimitate four from them. He was left on the bench due to rest and rotation in the defeat against Gimnàstic de Tarragona and the victory against Tarazona. This is midfielder with a defensive and left-footed profilealthough he knows how to use the two feet and went proven as a right-handed interior this weekend in an unprecedented experiment.

Not only does she stand out for her impressive physique for her young age (1.88 meters tall and somewhat corpulent), but also shows a great marking the nose which allowed him to score a doublet away to Sestao this Saturday (1-3) playing in his new position. Also, your personal account adds a attendance given in the September draw against Fuenlabrada (2-2).

His Youth League debut in Juvenil A, it happened on October 4. Marc Bernal left starter in the match against Portoarguing the 90 minutes against and being key to the Blaugrana’s victory as a guest (0-2).

It is expected that Óscar López will also have help in the clash of group stage this Wednesday at home before the Shakhtar Donetsk, 2:00 p.m.. The culés have a big challenge on their hands, as Barça have not won the UEFA Youth League since the 2017-18 season.