{"id":296858,"date":"2023-10-23T08:24:14","date_gmt":"2023-10-23T08:24:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportstons.com\/?p=296858"},"modified":"2023-10-23T08:24:14","modified_gmt":"2023-10-23T08:24:14","slug":"barcelonas-new-wonderkid-marc-guiu-hails-his-perfect-debut","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportstons.com\/soccer\/barcelonas-new-wonderkid-marc-guiu-hails-his-perfect-debut\/","title":{"rendered":"Barcelona&apos;s new wonderkid Marc Guiu hails his &apos;perfect&apos; debut"},"content":{"rendered":"<h1>Barcelona&#8217;s new wonderkid Marc Guiu hails his &#8216;perfect&#8217; debut after 17-year-old striker scored the winner against Athletic Bilbao just 30 seconds after coming on<\/h1>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Guiu wasted little time making an impression as he scored Barcelona&#8217;s winner<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Coach Xavi revealed the teenager was begging him to be brought on<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Listen to the latest episode of Mail Sport&#8217;s podcast &#8216;It&#8217;s All Kicking Off!&#8217;\u00a0<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Marc Guiu was thrilled with his &#8216;perfect&#8217; moment after the 17-year-old scored the winner on his Barcelona debut &#8211; as coach Xavi hailed his impact.<\/p>\n<p>The teenager scored just 30 seconds after coming on to settle Sunday night&#8217;s LaLiga clash with Athletic Bilbao, latching onto a pass from Joao Felix before sliding home a low shot.<\/p>\n<p>The win lifted Barcelona up to third, just one point behind leaders Real Madrid ahead of Saturday&#8217;s Clasico.<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;I can&#8217;t believe it, I&#8217;m out of breath. I&#8217;m enjoying the moment,&#8217; Guiu said.<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;I&#8217;ve been working my whole life for this opportunity and it turned out perfect.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/10\/23\/08\/76882175-12661137-image-a-23_1698046799571.jpg\" height=\"423\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>17-year-old Marc Guiu celebrates after scoring on his Barcelona debut just seconds after coming on against Athletic Bilbao on Sunday night<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/10\/23\/08\/76882089-12661137-image-a-20_1698046554603.jpg\" height=\"423\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>The teenager slotted home with composure after being played in by Joao Felix to score<\/p>\n<p>Your browser does not support iframes.<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;Joao Felix controlled the ball, I saw there was space behind the defence, he gave it to me and I beat Unai Simon. It&#8217;s an honour to have scored a goal against a goalkeeper of his calibre.&#8217;<\/p>\n<p>Guiu is the youngest goalscoring debutant for Barcelona in the 21st century at just 17 years and 291 days.<\/p>\n<p>The striker has been with the club since the age of seven, progressing through their La Masia academy to come into Xavi&#8217;s first-team squad pool during pre-season.<\/p>\n<p>He was called into the squad for the league game against Granada earlier this month but didn&#8217;t get off the bench. However, the Spain under-17 international is now up and running for his boyhood club.<\/p>\n<p>Xavi said post-match: &#8216;I personally like Marc Guiu. I&#8217;ve always said that I have no problem looking at La Masia players. You have to give them trust.<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;When you see that the kid is ready, you take him to the playground.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/10\/23\/08\/76882095-12661137-image-a-21_1698046614882.jpg\" height=\"431\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Guiu&#8217;s team-mates were thrilled as they celebrated with the youngster after the goal<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/10\/23\/08\/76882125-12661137-image-a-22_1698046749145.jpg\" height=\"423\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Coach Xavi was thrilled with Guiu&#8217;s impact as Barcelona closed the gap to Real Madrid\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;Guiu&#8217;s face on the bench didn&#8217;t look scared. He was looking at me with the &#8216;coach, put me on&#8217; face. I saw that he was ready and I subbed him in.<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;You can tell that he can score goals, and everything went well. I&#8217;m so happy.&#8217;<\/p>\n<p>Barca host Shakhtar Donetsk in the Champions League on Wednesday before hosting Real Madrid next Saturday.<\/p>\n<h3>IT&#8217;S ALL KICKING OFF!\u00a0<\/h3>\n<p><span><span>It&#8217;s All Kicking Off is an exciting new podcast from Mail Sport that promises a different take on Premier League football.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span><span>It is available on MailOnline, Mail+, YouTube, Apple Music and Spotify.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p>Your browser does not support iframes.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/i\/pix\/2017\/08\/02\/636x90_facebook_ad_sport.png\" width=\"636\" height=\"90\"><br \/>\nSource: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailymail.co.uk\/sport\/football\/article-12661137\/Barcelonas-new-wonderkid-Marc-Guiu-hails-perfect-debut-17-year-old-striker-scored-winner-against-Athletic-Bilbao-just-30-seconds-coming-on.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Read Full Article<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Barcelona&#8217;s new wonderkid Marc Guiu hails his &#8216;perfect&#8217; 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