The Blaugrana have returned to their own ways, and started handing out first-team debuts to their best youth talents regardless of their age Barcelona have been breaking records of late - but not the ones they might have expected.
This La Liga-winning team from last year probably hoped that they would once again be in the mix for the title, their core of players in their prime and reliable veterans shepherding Xavi's side to a Spanish top-flight repeat. Instead, results have gone awry, and this campaign will likely be remembered for the one in which youth became the currency of this Blaugrana setup.
In Barca's Champions League round of 16 clash against Napoli in March, Xavi started multiple players under the age of 18 - a first for the competition. Add Fermin Lopez, who came off the bench to score, and it was the Catalan youth that kept their season alive.
