Of the 11 players aged 18 or under to have played in LaLiga so far this season, six of them play for Barcelona . The only two 17-year-olds to have featured in Spain's top flight this term both play for the Catalan club: Pedro "Dro" Fernández and Toni Fernández .

It has been a common theme in recent years as Barça have combatted financial problems by rolling out what looks set to be another generation of golden talent. From Gavi , Fermín López and Alejandro Balde , to Lamine Yamal and Pau Cubarsí , La Masia, the club's famed academy, has delivered just when it was most needed.

It represents a marked change from the previous decade, when a spine of homegrown talent led by the likes of Lionel Messi , Andrés Iniesta and Sergio Busquets , made it difficult for youngsters

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