As European teams ready themselves for the Nations League, squeezing in a round of fixtures at the tail-end of the season, so too did the Catalan national team.
In a friendly match played at Girona’s Montilivi stadium, just over 6,000 fans watched the Seleccio Catala smash Jamaica 6-0.
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The star of the match was undoubtedly Gerard Deulofeu, who took his fine form for Udinese back to Catalonia, scoring a hat-trick in the process.
Managed by former Barca B coach Gerard Lopez, he was able to put out a strong team – all of the players starting came from La Liga, with the exception of Marc Cucurella from Brighton and Deulofeu as mentioned.
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Real Betis’ Marc Bartra captained the side and also got on the scoresheet following a cross from club teammate Cristian Tello. The other goals were scored by Espanyol’s Javi Puado and Barcelona’s Ferran Jutgla.
Remarkably, all of the starting line-up had passed through the ranks at Barcelona at one point or another with the exception of Alex Moreno.