Rafa Alcantara gives Barcelona Champions Cup Juvenile

We thought that Barca-Madrid on Tuesday put an end to this series of four classic succession that has given us much to talk about. But no. Another was held Saturday in Lepe (Huelva). FC Barcelona and Real Madrid were the faces in the final of the Champions Cup Juvenile Division of Honour, with the added attraction of seeing face to face two the most promising of football: the Blaugrana Gerard Deulofeu and Jesse Rodriguez Madrid. It seems clear that both end up being top players, but yesterday was another who excelled.

Rafa Alcantara, also known as Rafinha, led the group led by Oscar Garcia Junyent to victory on the lawn of the newly released City of Lepe, whose steps would look better if not for the match coincided with the pilgrimage of La Bella, holy festival there. Rafinha was who marked differences in the score, which ended 3-1 to Barca, then scored the first two goals of his team, gave the third to Ernesto and even caused a penalty that did not even send Espinosa into the net.

Rafa is the son of Mazinho, like Thiago (new Alcantara), and yesterday showed, along with his companions, the distance that separates football today at Barcelona and Real Madrid is founded from the base. View the Barça youth play is an exercise guide. And also a treat, since the model is almost the same as the first team. Pressure football, touch, accuracy and speed. In this way got yesterday that Real Madrid midfielder, who has left a good feeling throughout this week, eventually succumbed to the quality of the young people of La Masia.

In any event detracts from the guys trained by Tristan Celador, who is accompanied on the bench Rubén de la Red, which, again, have done a great championship. Besides the Jesse said, players like Sharpen, Omar Kamal and Ruben Sobrino have excelled in the matches played in Madrid on Wednesday and Friday. But the final was another world since it was Barcelona who bore the brunt of the party and overshadowed the white promises. In fact, almost all were occasions for Barca and Real Madrid, who scored the consolation goal in injury time, only reacted at times.

Results of the Youth Champions Cup XVII

Monday
Sevilla 0 - Barcelona 1 (Espinosa)

Wednesday
Sevilla 0 - Las Palmas, 0
R. Madrid, 5 (Sharpen, Jesse, Omar and Sobrino 2) - Villarreal, 1 (Gerard)
Athletic, 2 (Zabaleta and Mendiguchia) - Racing 4 (Jairo, Sotres, Jaime and Mika)

Friday
Barcelona, ​​1 (Deulofeu) - Las Palmas, 1 (Dylan)
R. Madrid, 1 (Sobrino) - Racing, 0

Saturday
Barcelona, ​​3 (Rafinha, 2 and Ernesto) - R. Madrid, 1 (Sobrino)

This competition format renewed in 1995/96. Before, League was played one of which left the champion. Thereafter, the winner of each of the 7 existing groups dispute the final phase to decide the ultimate champion. We combine both systems for a record set of winners:

1 - Real Madrid, with 8 titles (1986/87, 87/88, 89/90, 92/93, 96/97, 99/00, 2005/06 and 09/10)
2 - Barcelona, ​​4 (1993/94, 2004/05, 08/09 / and 10/11)
3 - Sevilla, 2 (1990/91 and 94/95)
4 - Athletic, 2 (1988/89 and 91/92)
5 - Real Sociedad, 2 (1997/98 and 98/99)
6 - Valencia, 1 (2006/07)
7 - Espanyol, 1 (2007/08)
8 - Sporting, 1 (2003/04)
9 - At. Madrid, 1 (2001/02)
10 - Osasuna, 1 (2000/01)
11 - Málaga, with 1 (2002/03)
12 - Deportivo, 1 (1995/96)