Chadi Riad was overcome with emotion after making Barcelona debut

Photo by Giuseppe Maffia/NurPhoto via Getty ImagesChadi Riad has admitted that he felt pretty emotional after making his Barcelona debut on Tuesday against Osasuna at El Sadar.

Xavi threw the 19-year-old on for the final few minutes, to give Pedri a rest, and Riad admits he wasn’t expecting to feature in the game.

“I was on the bench, I didn’t expect it and they told me to come out to warm up and I lasted 20 seconds. The truth is that I was very nervous, but my teammates helped me calm down and supported me a lot, on and off the field and I thank them very much,” he said.

“They congratulated me and I cried with emotion because it’s something I’ve been working on for a long time. I felt a lot…