On October 29, 2002 is a date that will remain in the annals of the history of Barcelona. And that day was clothed Andrés Iniesta short to play his first match, particularly in the Belgian city of Bruges. It was the Dutchman Van Gaal, in his second spell on the bench Blaugrana, who gave him the opportunity, taking advantage of the team was already qualified for the next phase of the Champions League. The Dutchman put a lineup full of young-the median age of 22.6 years, among which was a buck pizipireto Fuentealbilla, which back then was 18 years old. He was accompanied in the starting players like Fernando Navarro, Rochemback, Dani, Geovanni, Gerard, Riquelme, Puyol, Dani Tortolero, which also debuted, and the sadly deceased, the German goalkeeper Robert Enke. In the second part took the field David Sanchez and Sergio Garcia, who also premiered the first team. The match ended 0-1 for the Catalans, with a goal by Riquelme. Iniesta played the entire match, giving and showing his talent and magic.
SPORT gave Andrew some pictures of his debut game that evoked that moment. "I'll never forget the words of Van Gaal told me before taking the field: it was quiet, as I knew him to play that out myself," Manchego recalled, visibly moved.
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