FC Barcelona - 5 things in spotlight at the start of a new season

5) A season where the spotlight is back on the youngsters

Marc Bartra

After a season where it seemed the youngsters from La Masia were not given enough of a chance to prove themselves and players like Thiago, Deulofeu and Muniesa left Camp Nou for more playing time, the feeling was that the youth players were not given the same opportunities as was the case in the Guardiola era.

But from seeing the pre-season, it seems that Tata trusts the current crop of youngsters coming up, and we can expect more minutes for Bartra, Tello, Dongou, Frank Bagnack and many others from the ‘B’ team.

PS – This season started on a bad note as Tito Vilanova had to relinquish his coaching responsibilities so that he can fully concentrate on his treatment. Let’s pray that he gets well soon and returns to coaching.