Joao Cancelo and Joao Felix made their debuts on Sunday for Barcelona in the win over Osasuna 2-1 Although he did not spend many minutes on the field, the Spanish press stressed the “confidence shown by Xavi” in both of them, as the Portuguese international duo was released even though they had only one training session with the team. “Cancelo was more decisive in the match. 10 minutes before the end, Xavi played with Joao Felix’s ‘card’, but this was not a decisive piece,” it can be read in the “AS” analysis.

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In turn, the newspaper “Marca” highlighted the fact that Cancelo and Felix were options for Xavi, despite their arrival on the last day of the summer market and only participated in one training session.

Mundo Deportivo reported on the “triumphant debuts” of both: “Always from the left but going to the middle to scout his talent, Joao Félix entered the field even after performing just one training session, just like his compatriot Joao Cancelo. However,” Felix touched the ball 13 times and showed part of his undeniable talent.”

And in more details, the Sport newspaper said: “Felix did not participate much in the match, but he left a good pass for Rafinha in the last minutes.” It can be read in the publication in question, which also praises Cancelo: “Taking into account the way the match was going, he focused more. Mostly defensive, although his strong point is attacking moves out of play.

It should be noted that Joao Felix came out of Xavi in ​​the 80th minute instead of Oriol Romeo. Cancelo entered in the 59th minute, replacing Sergi Roberto.