Barcelona targets European title hat technique after winning UEFA Youth

NYON, Switzerland (AP)– Barcelona is on course for a hat technique of European titles after beating Trabzonspor 4-1 in the UEFA Youth League final on Monday.It was won the day after Barcelona reached the Women’s Champions League last and two days before the men’s team hosts Inter Milan in the first leg of the Champions League semifinals.Advertisement Leading from the 11th minute, on the very first of two accurate left-foot strikes by

Mali youth global Ibrahim Diarra, Barcelona was hardly ever evaluated to declare a record third European youth title. Trabzonspor got a deserved objective in the 88th. No club has actually swept European titles at each level considering that the Youth League started in the 2013-14 season. Barcelona won the inaugural edition and also raised the trophy in 2018. Barcelona’s youth system is so strong that first-team players Lamine Yamal and

Pau Cubarsi were still qualified for the under-19 team that plays in the UEFA Youth League.The beginning lineup on Monday had 10 players older than superstar winger Yamal, who turned 17 last July on the

eve of assisting Spain win the European Championship last versus England.Advertisement Barcelona was too strong for Trabzonspor, the first Turkish group to reach even the round of 16 in the competition.

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noisy claret-and-blue fans outnumbered Barcelona’s support in the little arena next to UEFA headquarters.Diarra’s opening goal was contributed to in the 18th when defender Andres Cuenca tapped in a loose ball after goalkeeper Erol Can Çolak pushed away a powerful header by Landry Farré.Barcelona captain Hugo Alba put a rising shot in the 57th and Diarra once again found the bottom corner of the net in the 68th. A late header by Trabzonspor defender Bican Tibukoğlu barely dimmed the celebrations for Barcelona, which might have a stellar end to the season.Advertisement The La Liga-leading men’s group must get past Inter over two legs to earn a Champions League final on Might 31 in Munich versus Paris Saint-Germain or Arsenal.The ladies’s group deals with Toolbox in their Champions League final on Might 24 in Lisbon.The youth team coached by Juliano Belletti– who

scored a Champions League-winning goal for Barcelona against Toolbox in 2006– did its part on Monday. ___ AP soccer: https://apnews.com/hub/soccer