Barcelona, June 13: Defender Alejandro Balde earns a place in the first-team squad of Barcelona after recent performances. The club and the fans eye him as an ideal replacement for Jordi Alba who left the club this season.
Barcelona were dumped out of the Copa del Rey on Thursday as Ferran Torres' first goal for the club failed to prevent a dramatic 3-2 defeat after extra-time by Athletic Bilbao. Disappointment for Barca was compounded by the sight of a visibly upset Ansu Fati going off injured in the…