Barcelona youngster Riqui Puig fulfils a dream...
The teenager had the chance to train alongside Lionel Messi
Barcelona U18 player Riqui Puig has the opportunity to fulfil a dream on Monday. The midfielder, who also plays for Barça B, was one of the players chosen to train with the first team. He was like a kid in a sweet shop. Later, he shared a photograph with one of his idols.
Puig is a midfielder with a big future and the player he most wanted to meet was Lionel Messi. He even got to exchange some words with the Argentina star and trained with him as a teammate.
The appearance of Puig in first team training provoked the reappearance of an old photograph of a young Puig (and he still looks very young now) with his idol. This time, he was his peer, training alongside him.
Here are the two photographs: