Barcelona youngsters overtake Man United’s as Europe’s best creators vs Almería | OneFootball

Developments in Barcelona’s meeting with Almería on Thursday evening have given rise to a head-turning statistic.

Xavi’s troops are of course currently locked in La Liga action, with the already-relegated Almería.

As things stand midway through the 2nd-half at the Power Horse Stadium, it is the visitors who boast the advantage, owing to a solitary goal on the part of midfielder Fermín López.

Making use of another of his trademark runs from deep into the opposing penalty area, Fermín directed home a fine header, to take his tally for the campaign to an impressive nine goals.

It was the contribution of the man who set him up, though, which has since given rise to the statistic alluded to above.

Afforded his latest starting berth this evening, Héctor Fort wasted little time in making his impact felt.

Picking the ball up on the left flank, the young defender cut back onto his right foot, before directing a sumptuous delivery directly onto the head of teammate Fermín.

This marked Fort’s 2nd assist of the La Liga campaign.

When added to the four managed by Lamine Yamal, and one on the part of Gavi, Barcelona have now notched a total of seven assists by way of players under the age of 20 to this point in the season.

This has broken their tie with Manchester United, now the sole leaders in the category of most assists by teenagers in Europe’s top-5 leagues in 2023/24.

Conor Laird | GSFN