Overview
- Farinas made his official first-team debut in Barcelona’s 6-1 win over Deportivo Alavés on Saturday, starting and completing 90 minutes at right-back.
- Match statistics credited to FotMob show Farinas had 115 touches, completed 101 passes from 104 attempts for a reported 97.1% pass rate, made two successful tackles, and recorded six recoveries.
- The 20-year-old is primarily a midfielder who had only a brief pre-season outing at right-back and was promoted to the first-team group in September before this appearance.
- Manager Hansi Flick publicly praised Farinas as focused and deserving of minutes, and team-mate Lamine Yamal replied ‘You deserve it lil bro’ to his Instagram post after the match.
- With Jules Kounde, Eric Garcia, Andreas Christensen and Xavi Espart unavailable, Farinas is now viewed as a short-term option for upcoming fixtures including Champions League and LaLiga matches, and his debut highlights Barcelona’s turn to La Masia for defensive cover.