Alena grabs his chance with both hands
Ernesto Valverde spoke about Carles Alena before Sunday’s match and said the youngster would need to take his chances and battle for a place in the team.
He certainly did that with a superb cameo which he capped off with a brilliant finish for Barcelona’s second goal.
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He’ll get another chance to impress on Wednesday against Cultural Leonesa, and a similar performance may see him rewarded with more minutes against Espanyol on Saturday.