Photo: Hansi Flick in attendance as Barcelona star handed international start

Barcelona head coach was spotted in attendance amongst the crowd for this evening’s friendly meeting between the Catalan national team, and Palestine.

This comes with Marc Bernal in action for the former.

Youngster Bernal is for his part of course in the final stages of the long and arduous road back from an ACL tear.

The 18-year-old has technically been cleared for competitive action since September, but has been afforded minimal minutes in Barcelona’s senior team over the last two months.

The Blaugrana nevertheless gave their blessing to Bernal linking up with the Catalan national team early this week.

This came as they prepared for a friendy clash with the aforementioned Palestine.

The midfielder has since gone on to feature from the off in the fixture, amid the understanding that he will be hooked after 45 minutes.

And as alluded to above, watching on from the stands to keep a close eye on Bernal’s performance is none other than Barcelona headmaster Hansi Flick:

Conor Laird – GSFN