> “It was so quick that he barely had time to give me two very clear messages: to trust myself and play with confidence,” he told AS. “Obviously, I really appreciate such a comparison; he’s a fantastic footballer, it’s a compliment.
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> ”\[My debut\] was crazy, it all happened so fast. I was warming up and when I had to go on, I wasn’t expecting it at all, and suddenly I was on the pitch. It was just seven minutes, but I lived them at full speed.
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> “It was a dream come true. I’ve been at Barça since I was very young, and to make my debut like that, in a crucial Champions League match, was incredible. Gordon was around there, although I didn’t have to mark him!”