What Tuesday would be complete without a peek at the top five youth academy goals from the previous weekend?
Here's who made out jaws drop the most from the 5 and 6 November:
1. Aitor Cantalapiedra — Barça B
2. Adrià Vilanova — Under-19
3. Wilfrid Kaptoum — Barça B.
4. Kun Temenuzkhov — Under-16
5. Enric Franquesa — Under-19
Before the traditional Christmas tournaments, the youth teams at FC Barcelona have rounded off their respective league campaigns for 2015 with eight teams leading the way in the table. Once more we take a look at the best goals from the youth set up, put together by the Barça TV programme ‘Next Generation’. Xavi Simons from the U14B side and Pau Segarra from the U12A side open the list this week. Carles Aleña is in third with a great strike playing for Barça B. In second comes Marc Río from the U19A side and the top goal this week was scored by U16B striker ‘Miguelete’, rounding off a brilliant team move. Five great goals to say goodbye to 2015.
The play lasted for 17 seconds and was spectacular. Seven Barça players were involved. Six vertical passes were made and then, the final touch, by 'Miguelete' Ramírez. Splendid. Sensational. Want more adjectives to describe such a goal? Grab your thesaurus.
The goal, which put FC Barcelona's Under-15 team up 1–0 against La Floresta, was recently highlighted as a top youth academy goal by Barça TV. "This goal is the epitome of the Club's model. It is the best example of our DNA," said Cristian Catena, the coach of the U-15 team, which leads their group with 11 wins, 57 goals scored and only 6 against. Even Luis Enrique has offered them praise as example of the good work being done by the youth teams.
From a very young age, FC Barcelona players are instilled with two main ideas which were perfectly reflected in the U-15 team's goal. First, the team that has the ball owns the Game. And second, when youi have the ball, the whole team has fun."
That's what makes the U-15 goal so special. "From the time kids come to our club we do a lot of work to define our offensive identity. We teach them that the goalkeeper is the first one who helps generate superiority, as seen, for example, in this goal," Catena said.
"The goal against La Floresta demonstrates two very important things: the whole team was involved in a clear demonstration of collective play and all the decisions that were made when the players received the ball were correct. Everyone did what they had to do at that moment. That's what lends even more value to this goal," Catena continued.
The coach explained that the goal represents the values instilled in all of the Club's academy teams. "Generosity and confidence inb your teammate. Group confidence is what produces a goal like this in only seven touches. I think all of our coaches can feel proud when all of the work done throughout the week, by the whole club, culminates in a collective goal like this one. It shows that the Club's model is working," he said.
The FC Barcelona U14B side are the champions of the LaLiga Promises tournament which took place in Miami, USA after a 2-0 win over Villarreal in the semi-final and a spectacular 4-3 victory over Valencia in the final. Moriba Kourouma was the star of the show with two goals in each match to help Sergi Milà’s team to success in the tournament which was played over three days in Florida.
The final against Valencia was a thrilling affair with Barça edging it in a seven goal thriller. Moriba Kourouma, fresh from his brace in the semi-final against Villarreal, opened the scoring. His second was an example of pure power - a shot from outside the box that was always destined for the back of the net. Valencia, to their credit, never gave up and Cristian Valera’s goal guaranteed emotion until the final minutes. However, Barça held on for the win and Sergi Milà’s side return with the trophy after victory in the prestigious youth football tournament.
The FC Barcelona academy oozes talent in every department. Each week, the ‘Promeses’ show on Barça TV has picked its Top 5 of the weekend, and as 2015 draws to a close, here’s your chance to sit back and enjoy a compilation of every one of the goals our team of experts picked. Among the goals are some absolute gems from the likes of Aitor Cantalapiedra, Xavi Simons, Pablo Moreno, Carles Aleñà and Juan Cámara.
Barça’s U14 B team has won the LaLiga Promises that has been going on over the Christmas holidays. The side coached by Sergi Milà played in Barça’s characteristic style and had to overcome some top quality opponents like the unbeaten Celta and Villarreal, who had already defeated the Catalans in the group stage.
This video is a compilation of the best FCB goals from the tournament, including an impressive 4-1 win against Crystal Palace of England, with two goals from Arnau Farnós, the 2-1 defeat of Celta and the re-match with Villarreal that ended 2-0 thanks to a brace from Moriba Kourouma, not to mention the gripping 4-3 win in the final against Valencia.
A collection of wonderful goals from a truly world-beating team of boys.
The first weekend of action for the youth teams at FC Barcelona in 2016 left, as usual a collection of superb strikes. Barça TV programme ‘Next Generation’ has kindly put together this video with the five best goals for us to enjoy at our leisure.
The first comes from Héctor Fort form the U10 A team in a game against Sitges that ended in a 7-1 win for the blaugranes. The second from Pol Montesinos and the third from Arnau Pradas also come from the same game.
U8 player David Juan González scores the fourth with a great free kick and the quintet of goals is rounded off with a strike from U19B forward Jordi Mboula.
The boys and girls that grow up at the FC Barcelona Masia have very busy days. This video, screened on Thursday at the presentation of the Club’s new model for youth football, shows a day in the life at the Oriol Tort Training Centre: from the moment that the young athletes wake up, following them on the school bus, going back for lunch at the Masia, doing classes before training, having dinner and then going to bed.
Throughout its history, la Masia has never stopped expanding and a number of its former residents have gone on to have a huge impact at the Club. These have included the likes of Guillermo Amor, Pep Guardiola, Tito Vilanova, Jordi Roura, Sergi Barjuan, Carles Puyol and Xavi Hernández, as well as players that are still in the first team now, like Andrés Iniesta, Leo Messi and Sergi Roberto. All of that has helped to make La Masia a leading centre on a worldwide level
La Masia at FC Barcelona: an example for the world by fcbarcelona
Once again Barça TV programme ‘Next Generation’ have put together a video of the best five goals scored by the Club’s youth teams last weekend. Goal of the week comes from U16B player Sergi Rosanas, an effort from his own half in a game against Escola Valls.
The second in this week’s list is a goal from Iker Almena from the U12A side – a precise finish from team mate’s Pablo Páez cross. The next comes from Barça B’s win over Pobla de Mafumet. Dani Romera’s solo effort is the third in the top five – a well placed left footed effort in a game in which he scored twice.
The U16B game against Escola Valls also produced the fourth goal in the list this week. Jaume Cuéllar, after an excellent team move, opens the scoring. The fifth comes from U14 striker Pablo Moreno, top scorer in the division with 40 goals, with a finish from a tight angle.
Here are a couple of goals from the Barça youth teams where you can really appreciate how the famous style of the first team is drilled into the players from a remarkably young age. It’s footballing poetry!
The first comes from a game involving the U12 team against L’Hospitalet. The move leading up the goal oozes class, with plenty of accurate passing and clever runs both on and off the ball, as the whole team gels and one. Barça’s seventh goal of the game comes after 25 minutes of possession straight from the kick-off, with a series of combination plays and one-twos eventually finished off by Marc Jurado.
The second was scored by Iker Almena, and was the eighth of the game last weekend, with a lot of the credit going to Pablo Páez Gavira for the assist. As his manager Marc Serra explains “Pablo checks where his team-mate is as he receives the pass and then controls the ball. He’s processed all of the information before he makes the pass leading to the goal.”
It’s all about teaching the youngsters to read the game. “That is why our style requires such constant thinking” continues Serra. “Before they receive the ball, the boys have to look, analyse, anticipate what their opponents are going to do and decide what the right move is. In these two goals they make all the right decisions.
The U12 team are currently top of their division with a one hundred per cent record, having scored 140 goals and conceded just ten.
The FC Barcelona U14A side, coached by Carles Martínez, received a special visit on Tuesday during their stay in Qatar. Former Barça captain Xavi Hernández, now in the country with Al Sadd, made the trip to see the squad at the Aspire Academy in their first friendly against an Aspire Football Dreams XI. The blaugranes were unlucky to lose, an own goal in the last minute of the first half giving the Qatari side a 1-0 win.
Xavi stayed on to have his photo taken with both sets of players after the game, congratulating the U14A side’s on their performance, very much in keeping with the Barça style despite the strong winds. “It has been a very positive experience. They have a very strong side, very physical and are one of the best sides in the world in the age group. Like Xavi said, we competed very well and I am very happy,” revealed Martínez, adding that the players welcomed the opportunity to congratulate Xavi for his 36th birthday which was on Monday.
The U14A side will play their second friendly against Aspire Football Dreams on Thursday.
There are some great goals for you to enjoy in this week’s Top 5 video. The first two come from the U12 B team’s 6-3 victory over a fine La Damm side. Pol Muñoz’s great solo run down the right and another from a narrow angle converted by Narcís Costa are a delight to behold.
Three different Barça teams had derbies last weekend against Espanyol, including Barça B, for whom the only goal of the game was a work of art from Juan Cámara. Check out his terrific control as he receives the cross.
Goal four is from the still unbeaten U12 A team, a scorcher from Marc Jurado, and the final one was also scored against Espanyol, this time by Jordi Mboula of the U19 B team.
This weekend all 13 youth teams at FC Barcelona managed victories. The best goal came from the U14B team player Mamadou Bah, one of the two he scored in his side’s 3-2 win over Cornellà. In the same game we have another of this weekend’s top 5 goals, this time scored by Xavi Simons.
Third in our list comes a strike from Barça B player Kaptoum. His header gave Gerard López’s team a valuable 1-0 against Hospitalet.
Coming in at number four is a goal scored by Adrià Vilanova in the U19A side’s 3-1 win over Zaragoza. Finally this week, in fifth place we have another goal from the same game, this time scored by Seung-Hoo Paik.
FC Barcelona's Under-16 team looks good wherever they play, be it in Catalonia or in the United Arab Emirates. Their recent string of first-rate play in their domestic league continued on Wednesday, when they routed Al Dhafra — the organizing team of the Abu Dhabi International Tournament — by a score of 4–1.
The victory puts FC Barcelona in the final, to be played on Friday, versus Liverpool, which won in a semi-final rout of their own, 5–0 over Hamburg. FC Barcelona and Liverpool will face off on Friday at 3.30pm at the Zayed Sports City.
Miguel Martínez put Barça up 1–0 in the 24th minute, the game's only first half goal. Jandro Orellana scored to make it 2–0 in the 56th and Guillem Micó notched Barça's third in the 65th.
Al Dhafra struck back two minutes later in the 67th, but Enric Martínez put the game away five minutes from time to guarantee Barça a slot in Friday's final.
FC Barcelona's Sergio Gómez was named the game's MVP.
The goal of the week was scored by Abel Ruiz if the U19 B team after a great run down the left wing against Jupiter.
Also in this week’s video you’ll see goals scored by Labinot Kabashi of the U16 team against Liverpool in the tournament in Abu Dhabi and by Gabriel Martínez of the U14 B team against Zaragoza in the carnival tournament in Argentona.
And the top five is completed by Marc Pelaz in the same match, and by David Juan González of the pre-U10 team.
Once again, the Barça TV program 'Promeses' has compiled a short video of the best goals scored by players on the FC Barcelona academy teams during play over the past weekend.
Here are the top five:
5 — Carles Aleñá, Under-19
4 — Miguelete Ramírez, Under-15
3 — Gerard Hernández, Under-11
2 — Pablo Moreno, Under-14
1 — Carles Aleñá, Under-19
†he deluge continues. Here are five more otherworldly goals scored by the kids that make up FC Barcelona's famed youth academy, La Masia, as voted on by an expert panel at Barça TV.
Here are the top five:
5. Salva Chamorro — Barça B
4. Daniel Gudjohnsen — Under-10 B
3. Joan Gázquez — Under-12 B
2. Pau León — Under-10 B
1. Pilar Garrote — Women's B
La Masia youngsters took part in a game of FIFA 2016 with the commentary language set to Catalan.
Imad El Khabou of the U16 football team joined Borja Fernández from the U15 basketball side in a game which was hosted at Cinemes Girona in Barcelona.
The pair took control of a Champions League final between FC Barcelona and Bayern Munich which the Catalans ended up winning via a penalty shootout.
‘La Plataforma per la Llengua’ (Platform for the Language) is a non-government organisation which works to promote the Catalan language.
The group presented the findings of a study on the situation of the Catalan language in the gaming industry, showing that there is no sign of it in video games, despite the demand.
The event, which included experts and members of the gaming industry as well as journalist Joaquim Maria Puyal, has served to raise awareness of this issue and the importance of the normalisation of Catalan in the gaming and entertainment industry.
Here we are, back for yet another edition of the most outstanding goals scored by the players in FC Barcelona's famed youth academy, La Masia. The boys and girls U-19 teams accounted for four of the top five.
5. Andrea Martínez — Women's Under-19
4. Dani Romera — Barça B
3. Claudia Pina — Women's Under-19
2. Braima Fati — Under-19
1. Monchu Rodríguez — Under-19 B
As it does every week, Barça TV’s Promeses show has picked its top five goals scored by the Barça academy teams.
Fifth place goes to Joel Escaler of the U10 D team in a game against Sant Just. We then have a long-range finish by Toni Caravaca of the U12 first team against Manresa and Carles Aleñá’s opening goal of a 2-0 win for the U19 side against Tarragona.
Second spot goes to Dani Romera, who scored for Barça B against division leaders Villarreal B while this week’s winner is U19 B team player Guillem Jaime, who scored in the 2-1 defeat of CE Sabadell.
