Barcelona have opted to incorporate B staff gamers Gerard Martin and Unai Hernandez on their Champions League ‘A’ record this season.
UEFA guidelines dictate a membership can have an ‘A’ squad with a most of 25 gamers, eight of which have to be ‘domestically skilled’. That is not a problem for Barcelona, whose first-team squad in La Liga totals simply 22 gamers because of the pressure on the membership’s funds, with lots of them merchandise of La Masia.
The ‘B’ record is for gamers born on or after 1 January 2003 and who’ve been with the membership for not less than two consecutive years – or three with a most of 1 home mortgage interval. There aren’t any limits to what number of gamers might be registered per season and it may be up to date each matchday.
Martin, who joined Barca B from Catalan membership Cornella in 2023 is already too outdated for the ‘B’ record. The defender has not but established himself within the first-team, making one La Liga look to this point this season, however was born in 2002 and celebrated his twenty second birthday earlier this yr.
Hernandez is simply 19 and joined from Girona in 2022. He scored ten targets from midfield in 38 appearances for Barca B final season and is now vice-captain of the reserve facet. He has by no means performed a aggressive first-team sport however was concerned with the senior squad throughout pre-season.
Barcelona have in any other case named 11 gamers on their ‘B’ record forward of matchday one towards Monaco later this month. They’re goalkeepers Ander Astralaga and Diego Kochen, defenders Sergi Dominguez, Alexis Olmedo, Andres Cuenca and Hector Fort, midfielders Aleix Garrido, Pau Prim, Quim Junyent and ahead Antonio Fernandez. Marc Bernal can be named, regardless of struggling what’s more likely to be a season-ending knee damage final month that also requires surgical procedure.
Goalkeepers: Marc-Andre ter Stegen, Inaki Pena
Defenders: Pau Cubarsi, Alejandro Balde, Ronald Araujo, Inigo Martinez, Andreas Christensen, Jules Kounde, Eric Garcia, Gerard Martin.
Midfielders: Gavi, Pedri, Pablo Torre, Fermin Lopez, Marc Casado, Dani Olmo, Frenkie de Jong, Unai Hernandez.
Forwards: Ferran Torres, Robert Lewandowski, Ansu Fati, Raphinha, Pau Victor, Lamine Yamal.
