The Spanish club Barcelona has recorded a new record after coach Hans Flick chose a lineup featuring a large number of young players to face Greek side Olympiacos in the third round of the group stage of the UEFA Champions League, in a match currently being held at the Montjuïc Stadium.

The youthful nature was clearly evident in the starting lineup that Flick began the match with, as the average age of Barcelona players was 23 years and 214 days, making this lineup the third youngest in the club's history in the Champions League since October 2002 against Club Brugge (22 years and 362 days), and December 2011 against BATE Borisov (23 years and 93 days).

Marcus Rashford, aged 27, is the oldest player in Barcelona's lineup for the match, indicating Flick's clear reliance on youth and vitality in his new project with the Catalan team.

The first half of the match ended with Barcelona leading Olympiacos 2-0, after standout player Fermín López managed to score both goals for the team, giving the Blaugrana an early advantage in the match.