Pablo Torre has said he will play wherever asked for Barcelona after making his debut for Rafa Marquez’s Barca Atletic side on Saturday.
Torre played the full 90 minutes as Barca Atletic beat Murcia 2-0 to continue their unbeaten start to the season under their new manager.
Goals from Robert Fernandez and Alvaro Sanz gave the hosts the win and Torre some well-deserved minutes after leaving Racing.
The midfielder played a part in his team’s first goal:
There were speculations that Torre wasn’t too keen on playing for Barca Atletic but the teenager denied that was the case after the game.
“I am a Barca player and I will play wherever they tell me, I am ready to play with the reserve team if necessary and I will work to play for the first team,” he said.
“Despite the lack of training, I worked well during the week and ended up a little tired, but happy with the victory and the debut at the Estadi Johan Cruyff.
“Marque told me to do what they asked of me in the first team. Find the boxes, play easily, play forward when you can… There are things to improve, but I’m happy.
Marquez also spoke about Torre and said he was happy to use him whenever he was available.
“He’s a first-team player, the situation is the same as it’s been handled from the start,” he explained.
“He came to help, add, his quality was noticed from the start of the game and he helped us a lot, he ended up a little tired at the end, but he gave us a lot of depth with passes that put you in front the opposing goal.
“We knew how to get the best out of him and we hope to have more opportunities to have him with us if he cannot play in the first team.”
Torre has already made his first-team debut, coming on as a late substitute in the Champions League win over Viktoria Plzen. However, he will struggle to make appearances this season given the options available to Xavi.
Meanwhile, Barca Atletic lead the early-season standings with 11 points from five games. Marquez’s side have won three and drawn twice so far.
