Jordi Alba pulled up due to muscular discomfort in the second half of Barcelona's Champions League group stage opener against Bayern Munich and had to be replaced by Alejandro Balde.
Meanwhile, Balde was given the nod by Ronald Koeman to become the fourth Barcelona prodigy to debut this season after Nico Gonzalez, Yusuf Demir and Gavi.
The latter two have already made their LaLiga Santander debuts and, on Tuesday, played their first ever Champions League game.
Taking into account Alba's discomfort and Sergino Dest's injury, Balde could be given playing time again in Barcelona's next game against Granada on Monday.
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Desmondeyum
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Wow, the media doesn't blame Messi for FC Barcelona's loss anymore. None have shared a sad Messi face. Now you know what the real problem was ... Lionel Messi was our savior ❤️ He took the blame of the whole club all on himself ! Messi was Barça !
LamineDembouz11
465
let take 1 minute to appreciate this young lad
Josua_TE
304
overrated kid, Did nothing against Bayern, Madrid 2x, Atletico 2x, PSG, Juventus...Riqui Puig got big balls to play big matches than this kid
BillyDedon
293
Ronald Koeman is a disaster to Barca Zero shot throughout 90mins in camp Nou.Disgusting 🥵..Zero impact 2 seasons on the run, it was Leo Messi carrying the team and covering is flop, Messi is gone and he has no where to hide..What is Roberto doing on the RB with back to back error, is pedri better than puig 100% hell No, ..This is just unbearable,I don't even know what to write about again... Joan Laporta disappointed everyone for not sacking @Koeman..Cules be ready for more heart Breaks 🚩
Desmondeyum
272
I’ll continue to support FC Barcelona till my last breathe on earth. This club has brought me so much happiness and pain, it would be unfair to back out when the goings are tough. Therefore FCBarcelona for life
zohabemotu
237
I really appreciate Alejandro Balde🙏, He got talent and a lots of speed which shows he is ready and the club have a lot of future!! Visca el Barca 🇬🇭🇬🇭🇪🇸🇪🇸💥💥