Barcelona had a new young hero to celebrate in their 1-0 home victory against Athletic Bilbao, as Marc Guiu's two touches sealed the win
“You’re going to get one chance, and you’re going to score it.” With these words, Xavi sent on 17-year-old substitute for his debut against Athletic Bilbao on Sunday night. Xavi’s team had come into the game with several key players injured — , , , , and were all missing. and were only cleared to play on the day of the match. On the bench were several youth team players few fans had heard of. Advertisement One of them was Guiu.
And while everyone was treating him as the hero, he then went rushing over to to ask for his shirt as a souvenir. Williams smiled, despite the defeat, and gave it to him. Advertisement “I can’t believe it, I’m short of breath,” Guiu said on TV, his cheeks still red from exertion. “I’m enjoying the moment. This is unimaginable, but I’ve been working all my life to take advantage of opportunities and it’s come to me. “Inigo has told me I won’t be able to sleep, but to enjoy it.
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