Ernesto Valverde praised teenager Riqui Puig after he made his senior Barcelona debut against Cultural Leonesa in the Copa del Rey on Wednesday.
The 19-year-old came on after 55 minutes, 15 minutes later he was setting up Denis Suarez for Barcelona’s fourth goal of the night.
Valverde says this is just the beginning for Puig and also praised the other B teamers who featured against the third division side.
“I gave him the typical instructions. It was a change I’d had in mind. He plays with a lot of freedom, and hopefully this was just the first step of a long and fruitful career.