The game was stuck and with pint of a tie at zero when Xavi Hernandez decided to bet on Marc Guiu, the young man from the youth team who came in Fermin Lopez in search of a goal that resisted hopelessly against the Athletic. At the same time, Marcos Alonso He replaced Bucket, with inconvenience.
Few could predict what was coming. As soon as he jumped onto the grass, the young striker took advantage of a assistance from Joao Felix to beat Unai Simón, excellent until then. He had just gone over the mark in the 79th minute and Guiu had only been on the field for 33 seconds. A tremendous and triumphant debut. Historical.
THE MAGICAL PREMIERE OF MARC GUIU ✨💎
The umpteenth pearl of La Masía… 𝐓𝐑𝐀𝐑! 🔥 Giving victory to @FC Barcelona in his debut at 17 years old!#LALIGAenDAZN ⚽ pic.twitter.com/sh3ZWbkyZ2
— DAZN Spain (@DAZN_ES) October 22, 2023
Lewandowski, perplexed
The center forward (GranollersJanuary 4, 2006) He is 1.87 and has a contract until 2025. He has already stood out in the youth categories and now plays in the Barça youth. The striker already made his debut with the first team on June 6 in the match that closed the 2022-23 season, the tribute to Andrés Iniesta in Japan against Vissel Kobe. In that friendly he entered Lewandowski in the second half and came close to scoring with a good header. This Sunday, the Polish star and Frenkie De Jongboth injured, were amazed in the stands with the official debut of the striker.
“A kid from the house has given us the victory. If a kid is ready, he goes to the field”
Barça coach
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Born in Granollers and raised in Sant Celoni, Marc Guiu wears since he was 7 years old at Barça. With the Spanish under-17 team he reached the semi-final of the last European Championship played in Hungary, in which he also excelled. Lamine Yamal. Guiu, what a sum six goals in seven games with the youth A team, stands out for his corpulence, power and efficiency in the aerial game. He had already debuted this course with Rafa Marquez in the reserve team (he played 8 minutes against Nàstic on September 10) and this Sunday he took advantage of his opportunity in Montjuïc to perfection.
“I predict a great future for him at Barça. I’m sure he’s doing very well,” he commented. Unai Simón, the goalkeeper who scored Guiu’s first goal in the Barça shirt. “A boy from the house has given us the victory. If a kid is ready, go to the field. As we are, we have to trust them,” he remarked. Xavi.