Barcelona dominates the Kopa Trophy: 3 winners of the last 4 years are from Cantera

Barcelona (Spain), 29 October 2024 – The victory against the Real Madrid definitively sanctioned the birth of the star lamina yamal, which, with the network of 3-0 scored on an assist from Raphinha, became the youngest player ever to score in the Classic. The one against the Real, however, was only the last of the wonders of the number 19 of the Barcelona, who was one of the main architects of the victory of the summerEuropean by the Spain, scoring the equaliser against France in the 21st minute with a beautiful curling shot under the crossbar.

The victory of the Kopa trophy

Following a fabulous last season, lamina yamal was awarded the trophy heap, which is awarded to the best Under-21 player of the previous football season, becoming the youngest player in history to receive it, just 17 years. In fact, this trophy was established only in 2018, is in the 2020, due to the pandemic, was not awarded to anyone. If the first edition had seen Kylian Mbappé triumph in front of Christian Pulisic and Justin Kluivert, and the second had seen the victory of Of Leaguet, after the pandemic the golden boys of the Barcelona, who have won this trophy for a good 3 times higher in the lasts 4 years. In 2021, in fact, the recognition as best Under-21 went to Pedri, author of a sensational season that ended with the Olympic silver of Tokyo 2020While in 2022 to receive the award heap was Gavi. After the parenthesis Bellingham of the 2023, yesterday was again a player of the Barcelona to triumph, in front of Arda Guler e Kobbie Mainoo.

The success of La Masia

With the victory of Yamal (who also qualified in eighth place in the standings of the Golden Ball), one cannot fail to consider the role of the Blaugrana youth team in world football, which, after the unfortunate cycle with Bartomeu in the role of president, is finally returning to the top of this sport, churning out a series of crystalline talents who will make the fortunes of the Barcelona in the years to come. Over Yamal, Pedri e Gavi, in fact, they cannot fail to be mentioned as well Pau Cubarsi, Marc Casadó e Fermin Lopez, all players coming from the farmhouse and that in the last few matches they are definitely showing themselves, as seen in the challenge against Real last Saturday, where everyone gave a great performance. Whoever gets the most out of this situation, beyond the Barcelona, and the National Spanish, which after ten years of transition and generational change is preparing to reopen a golden cycle, which began with the victory of theEuropean of July.

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