- After celebrating the League title at the Camp Nou, the disappointment caused by the defeats at Anfield and at the Copa del Rey tests the strength of FC Barcelona. But this is sport, and the motto "more than a club" forces the team and the fans to get up and fight again for the next season with renewed hopes, with young blood from La Masia like Carles's Aleñà and with new exciting signings like Frenkie de Jong or Antoine Griezmann.
- This season Carles Aleñá is the rookie, the last player to reach the first team emerging from the Barça youth categories. In this chapter, we make the trip through his entire season. Aleñá tells us what he felt when he arrived at the dressing room on the first day of training and what it means for him to share the day to day with those who until recently were his distant idols. Despite his quality and projection, Carles is not yet consolidated within the team and, therefore, surrounds himself with those who love him most to receive the necessary support. Francesc, his father and former professional footballer, is his great reference. He advises patience so that, with effort, successes will come. His father's advice make him not give up and, in the final stretch of the season, Aleñá scores a key goal against Alavés that gives Barça the chance to secure the League title in the following game, at Camp Nou and against Levante. Through Aleñá, in this chapter we understand the fundamental role that La Masía and the youth system play in Barça. Aleñá is the last great pearl of a model that makes the blaugrana family proud. In this final chapter we see how club fans maintain their faith and excitement. Despite the recent setbacks, they cannot forget the celebrations for yet another Legue title, the eighth in the past eleven seasons, and they already have their sights set on a new exciting season, renewing their membership card, buying the new shirt and receiving with delight the star signings of the new Barça, Frenkie de Jong and Antoine Griezmann, with whom we share the first hours as Barça players. The 2019/20 season is about to begin.
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