Barcelona B coach Javier Garcia Pimienta was pleased to hand 16 year-old Ilias Akhomach his debut in their weekend defeat to Cornella.
Ilias, 16, is one of the hottest properties to come out of La Masia in recent seasons and even though he was only promoted to the U19s this summer he’s already training and playing with the B team.
“It was the last game of preseason and we had players out and he’s already shown that he’s pushing with the youth teams,” Pimienta said after brining the forward on in the second half.
“He’s a cheeky, brave player with a lot of quality, but he’s only 16. We have very young players and we can’t load them with too much responsibility.
“What’s clear is that the academy is bringing through a lot of players and he’s one that we will have in mind this season, for sure.”
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