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Barcelona's gamble on youth is paying off, but will it last?

Hansi Flick admits that the "eureka!" moment when he promised that nothing would stop him one day becoming Barcelona coach was the night of March 21, 2006. He and 67,000 others were at Camp Nou to see Frank Rijkaard's team beat Getafe 3-1 while the home crowd sang "Happy Birthday" to Ronaldinho, who turned 26 that day.

Cut to the present and Flick's remarkably youthful team are top of LaLiga with a 100% record and he's preparing for his Champions League debut as Barcelona coach at Monaco on Thursday -- more of that in a moment.