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Barcelona Starlet Carles Aleñá Eyes Starting Berth After Impressive Goal Scoring Cameo

Barcelona youngster Carles Aleñá has vowed to give manager Ernesto Valverde a selection headache after coming off the bench to score in a 2-0 win over Villarreal on Sunday.

Aleñá - a Barcelona native - has come through the ranks at La Masia after joining the club at the age of seven. Whilst first team opportunities have been limited in his career thus far, he made an immediate impact against Villarreal, scoring to put Barca 2-0 up and out of sight.

Speaking after the match as quoted by Marca, Aleñá emphasised that he would continue to take whatever chances came his way.