The Youth Thread | Even our kids win trebles | Barça B in La Segunda & other Blaugrana Kids

If you need a Barca fix this weekend which international friendlies cannot satisfy, Barca B host Osasuna at 9 a.m. on Sunday, however a few key players are injured (Oriol Busquets, Arnaiz, Cardona) and a few others are with national teams (as UEFA Euro U19 qualifiers are happening during the international break).

Good news on contract renewals for Oriol Busquets (DM) and Miranda (LB): http://www.marca.com/en/football/barcelona/2018/03/22/5ab3b50222601d311d8b4592.html

 

Barca B already down a goal to osasuna

 

Terrible day for Barca B, at home, down a goal, other team gets a red card and they still cannot equalize much less win against 10 men for 40 minutes.

Now just a point above the 4th relegation spot. Really bummed, it seemed they had nearly put relegation behind them a month or so ago and now its a possibility again.
https://www.sport-english.com/en/ne...owards-relegation-with-leonesa-defeat-6741283

8 more matches to play so hopefully they get points and avoid the drop. https://www.google.com/search?q=seg...TF-8#sie=lg;/g/11dftbrq1k;2;/m/0d55r5;st;fp;1

 

Barca's UEFA Youth League team play on Friday 4/20 at 8 a.m. pacific 11 a.m. eastern against Man City in one semifinal in Nyon (Chelsea and Porto face off 4 hours earlier). The final in Monday 4/23 also in Nyon.

Meanwhile Barca B lost again and now are in the drop zone. They are playing 3rd placed Huesca right now 0-0 at halftime.

 

They're doomed!

 

This is as relevant here as anywhere else:
http://www.marca.com/en/football/barcelona/2018/04/18/5ad7352fe2704ee9588b45d8.html

 

Chelsea defeated Porto 5-4 on penalties after a 2-2 draw to advance to Monday's final of the UEFA Youth League.
They await the winner of Manchester City v Barcelona which kicks off at 17:00 GMT / 11am ET / 8 am PT.

 

Barca 1-0 in the 10th minute. Carles Pérez

 

City level with their first shot at goal, 20th minute. Joel Latibeaudiere header off a corner.

 

22'
Álex Collado slams a free kick through the wall past the goalkeeper.
Barca 2-1.

 

24'
All level 2-2. Lukas Nmecha with a nice finish for City.

 

31'
Riqui Puig restores the lead, 3-2.

 

36'
Lorenzo Gonzalez receives his second booking, Man City down to ten men.

 

42'
Scramble in front of City goal ends with Pérez slamming home from point blank range.

 

44'
Bad mistake by the City defence allows Alejandro Marqués to calmly finish past the 'keeper.

 

Halftime:
Manchester City 2-5 Barcelona
And City down to ten men.
That was wild!

Haven't seen a game as crazy as the UEFA Youth League Semi final of Barça vs Man City. Barça now leading 5-2

— Jaume Moyano (@JaumeMoyano) April 20, 2018

 

jeez that was close ... we were 5-2 ahead against 10 man Man.City and they managed to get it to 5-4 and nearly scored the 5th , heck if they weren't playing a man down in the entire second half it would've been a different outcome

 

💪💪💪💪😉😉😉😉

Without suffering there’s no victory!
Sense patiment no hi ha victòria!
Sin sufrimiento no hay victoria!

🔵🔴 Força Barça! pic.twitter.com/RWlGRe9qUV

— FC Barcelona - Masia (@FCBmasia) April 20, 2018

 

thanks for posting the live stream. managed to catch the second half. wild game!

 

CHAMPIONS! 3-0 over Chelsea. http://www.marca.com/en/football/barcelona/2018/04/23/5ade1321e2704e12538b459d.html

https://en.as.com/en/2018/04/23/football/1524493554_685422.html

https://www.football.london/chelsea-fc/fixtures-results/live-barcelona-vs-chelsea-final-14565947

 

5 La Masia cracks aged 18-20: http://www.marca.com/en/football/barcelona/2018/04/23/5ade24f7e2704e06538b45bd.html

 

Barca won the very first of the new styled UEFA Youth CLs in 2014 (so now we are level with Chelsea, each having won two). Here's an eye opening where are they now of the players in that game: https://www.sport-english.com/en/ne...th-league-campions-where-are-they-now-6779170 On the one hand few are still at Barca at all (including La Masia, though Palencia and Tarin are, and we have Munir under contract for another year), but on the other hand few are setting the world on fire at other clubs.

Good news on Suarez's replacement (Abel Ruiz): https://www.sport-english.com/en/news/barca/abel-ruiz-my-renovation-could-be-sealed-soon-6779247

 

Amid fears of being relegated from the Segunda, Barca B have sacked coach Gerard López.
He's been replaced by the García Pimienta, who led the U-19 team to glory in the UEFA Youth League on Monday.