Papers: Barcelona to focus on youth after PSG defeat
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The fallout from Barcelona’s Champions League defeat to Paris Saint-Germain continues with Sport reporting that the club now plan to focus on their young players for the rest of the 2020-21 season.
Thursday’s front page features the pictures of young stars Pedri, Ronald Araujo, Ansu Fati and Ilaix Moriba and news that the club realize it will be difficult to win a title this season and want to prioritize giving young players “maximum prominence” and first-team minutes.
MADRID Barcelona might not be able to catch Atletico Madrid but they may fancy their chances against Paris Saint-Germain after Lionel Messi scored twice in a 5-1 thrashing of Alaves on Saturday.
Neymar will miss PSG s tie against Barca after he picked up an injury in their 1-0 French Cup win over Caen. Ronald Koeman is disappointed by the news and has called on referees to do more.