Rodri’s debut off the bench took the lion’s share of the headlines on Thursday night, as Barcelona played their first home game of the season. However, it was the club’s youthful stars who helped set a new club record as Hansi Flick named the youngest starting XI in the Camp Nou’s history.
Barça’s team had a particularly homegrown feel for the clash against Athletic Club, with seven graduates of Barça’s famed La Masía academy included in the line up.