Demir, Gavi and Balde make Champions League debuts for Barcelona

Demir, Gavi and Balde make Champions League debuts for Barcelona

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The teenagers all came off the bench in the 3-0 loss to Bayern Munich

It won't have been the ideal debut, in a game where Barcelona were easily beaten by Bayern Munich, but it was still a special night for three youngsters.

Gavi, Yusuf Demir and Alejandro Balde all made their first appearances in the Champions League, coming on as second half substitutes.

Gavi, 17, and Demir, 18, both came on with half an hour to play after Bayern had made it 2-0 in the European game at Camp Nou on Tuesday.

Later, when Jordi Alba pulled up injured having been a doubt pre-game, Balde, 18, came on at left-back.

Demir is the only one of the three with a first team shirt number, while Gavi and Balde are still registered with the B team, who they played for at the weekend.

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