Marc Casado impressive displays earned him praise from the Blaugrana coach. Barcelona boss Hansi Flick has hailed Marc Casado after the 21-year-old midfielder played a key role in Wednesday’s 4-1 Champions League win over Bayern Munich, Diario Sport reports.
Flick was stunned by the talent of the youngsters coming out of Barcelona’s La Masia academy. Who he started against the Bavarians with six players, particularly Gasado. Who showed incredible skills on the ball and in defence. Despite the 21-year-old midfielder only breaking into the first-team this season from Barca Athletic UFABET
‘It’s incredible when you know that Casado came from Barca Athletic and you see the level he’s at now. He’s incredibly good defensively and is great on the ball.’ Flick said.
The German coach also highlighted the influence of La Masia, pointing out. That the quality of the players from Barcelona’s academy is obvious to everyone.
‘It’s La Masia. Everyone on the pitch sees the quality of these players. You could see how confident we were in the second half, how we passed the ball. It was incredible. Everyone was happy, including the staff.’
Inaki Peña, Pau Gubarsi, Alejandro Balde, Marc Casado, Lamine Yamal and Fermin Lopez were the six La Masia players who started the last game. While Daniel Olmo, Pablo Martín Paez Gavira Gavi and Ansu Fati were the three who came on as substitutes in the second half.