Ansu Fati and I proving La Masia products can still make it at Barca – Carles Perez
Ansu Fati and Carles Perez got the goals as Barcelona beat Inter on Tuesday, with the latter quickly turning his focus to La Masia.
Carles Perez revelled in the fact he and fellow Barcelona academy product Ansu Fati made the difference in Tuesday's 2-1 win at Inter, proving La Masia has not lost relevance.
Barca endured a real tussle with Inter at San Siro, only securing a late win thanks to Fati's 86th-minute strike.
That goal made the 17-year-old the youngest scorer in Champions League history and sealed Inter's fate, as the Serie A side drop down to the Europa League after finishing third in the group.
Perez had opened the scoring with a composed finish, and his thoughts quickly turned to Barca's La Masia after the match, with the famed academy receiving criticism in recent years for a perceived lack of homegrown players reaching the first team.
"It is something incredible that we are both living," Perez told Movistar. "Both Ansu and I are an example for La Masia if you think you can get there [to the first team].