In addition to Lamine Yamal, the 15-year-old Moroccan player from the Barça academy, Xavi Hernandez has called up Chadi Riad , the Moroccan defender from the club’s reserve team, for the match against Rayo Vallecano.
Chadi Riad , 19, has been called up for the first time with the Moroccan senior team for the friendly matches against Brazil and Peru on March 25 and 28. For the Barcelona B central defender, it is a "childhood dream" come true.
In the absence of Gérard Piqué, now retired and unable to recruit this winter, FC Barcelona is counting on the Moroccan prodigy, Chadi Riad, who has already been promoted to the first team.
The date of Tuesday, November 8 will be etched in the memory of Chadi Riad who played his first minutes with the first team of FC Barcelona during the match against Osasuna. Coach Xavi Hernandez called on the defender of Moroccan origin to make up for the absences of the injured starting defenders.
FC Barcelona coach Xavi Hernandez has decided to call up Moroccan Chadi Riad, a central defender at Barça B, for the match against Celta de Vigo scheduled for Sunday.
Several FC Barcelona players are currently injured. Memphis Depay, Ronaldo Araujo and Jules Koundé will be unavailable for the upcoming matches, a situation that could benefit the Moroccan Chadi Riad, central defender of Barça B.