😮 A talent & a veteran, Barça serves up two stunning stories

😮 A talent & a veteran, Barça serves up two stunning stories That Barça repeatedly brings strong talents from La Masia into the first team has been known since well before Lamine Yamal. Now the next talent is making his mark. Xavi Espart has just scored in the away match against Levante. It is his first goal for the senior team. At 19 years and 115 days old, he is the second-youngest defender to score on his debut. According to the data portal 'Opta', only one defender in the 21st century was younger. Pau Cubarsí scored against Girona in February 2026 and was 19 years and 25 days old at the time. Another young player also scored against Levante: Lamine Yamal made it 2-0 for the Catalans. And the assist for the second goal has quite a story of its own. Barça star Raphinha set up Yamal. That means he has already been involved in nine goals in this still very young La Liga season. He scored six himself and set up three more. That is the highest total by any player after FC Barcelona’s first five league matches since Lionel Messi in 2017/18. He managed 10 goal contributions in the first five games back then. Who knows, maybe Raphinha will draw level later this afternoon. In any case, he still has plenty of minutes left to play. This article was translated into English by Artificial Intelligence. You can read the original version in 🇩🇪 here.