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Barcelona's players keep getting younger. They became the first team to ever start multiple players under the age of 18 in a Champions League knockout game when they beat Napoli this month to book a return to the quarterfinals for the first time since 2020. Pau Cubarsí, a 17-year-old centre-back, was named MVP in the 3-1 win. Lamine Yamal, still just 16, was brilliant on the right side of the attack.
Cubarsí and Yamal are two of five academy graduates handed first-team roles by Barça coach Xavi Hernández this season.