Carles Aleñá is player and captain of the Spanish selection U17 and FC Barcelona Juvenil A, this year he is contesting the UEFA Youth League. After contacting him, Carles has answered a series of questions about the competition and experience it.
1.- Since when you play at FC Barcelona? You had played the youth league before?
I am player of Barcelona from the Benjamin category. This is my first year disputing this competition
2. It is the most important competition in which you participated?
We could say that Yes, at club level is the most important competition that I participated. Nationally I played one U17 European Championship. But clearly this is a very important competition for me and for the team and for Barcelona.
3. What is the feeling that causes you to play this competition?
It is a feeling of enthusiasm, desire to do well, desire to win. Are games that players love to play. It is a European competition against the best teams in the world, the closest thing to the Champions League. We have this opportunity and we have a great dream of doing a good job, to do something great for FC Barcelona and for us. It is a very long and difficult road but we are in a good line and we must continue in this way.
4. There any extra motivation by the club for this competition?
Well Yes there's an extra motivation because they are very beautiful and very important games for the players. The extra motivation is more from the team as we go to Europe, we will go to the cities where the first team to play against his youth. We are representing the FC Barcelona and for all players is a great motivation. In addition the club let us play games in the mini-Stadium which is where the BarçaB plays its home games. It is very gratifying to see FC Barcelona fans traveling to these stages to give their support.
5. What is our aim this year?
Our goal is clear, we are in Barcelona, the best team in the world and our aspirations are always the maximum possible, that is to win the competition. Our goal is difficult and we are aware of it, but it is clear that we set goals and hopefully we can win this competition. Nothing more to worry about what is passing as group and from there we'll think about the title. Gently.
6. How about the fact alternatively you take play games with the U19 and BarçaB?
Personally I get along very well, I am very happy for the season opener. Playing with Barca B, with professional, it had always been a dream that you set yourself when you're little, but I am aware that I am player of Junior A and when I'm with my team I play with the same desire that in B.'m very happy how's everything going and I hope to continue to grow and achieve my dreams.
Thank you and good luck Carles!
5. What is our aim this year?
Our goal is clear, we are in Barcelona, the best team in the world and our aspirations are always the maximum possible, that is to win the competition. Our goal is difficult and we are aware of it, but it is clear that we set goals and hopefully we can win this competition. Nothing more to worry about what is passing as group and from there we'll think about the title. Gently.
6. How about the fact alternatively you take play games with the U19 and BarçaB?
Personally I get along very well, I am very happy for the season opener. Playing with Barca B, with professional, it had always been a dream that you set yourself when you're little, but I am aware that I am player of Junior A and when I'm with my team I play with the same desire that in B.'m very happy how's everything going and I hope to continue to grow and achieve my dreams.
Thank you and good luck Carles!
It is great to see young people trying to improve, many players of his age thinks that are already as good to be professional and they don't try anything to continue improving... Like a lot of players in FC Barcelona B.
ResponderEliminarDani Lorenzo
It's really hard to play in FCBarcelona young teams and many kids think that for playing there they will reach the first team, but the truth is that less than the 5% get to first team
EliminarAmazing player! i've been following him since he was U-12 and i think he would reach first the first team.
ResponderEliminarHe is really good, i hope he gets to first team in the following years
EliminarDo you think he will get to the first team? I think he can fit in a future.
ResponderEliminarRight now it's the one with more possibilities, he needs to keep like this and as he said: Gently. The biggest problems of those players is that they want to go directly to first team and if not they want to leave, he needs to go step by step and im sure that one day we will see him as titular in first team.
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