Oriol Gorén scores for Barcelona B and is sent out of the national team with an injury

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Oriol Gorén, 17, scored in the third minute of Barcelona B's away match against Manresa, which ended 0:3. The goal gave Ziuliano Bellet's side an early lead, and Barcelona Athletic went into halftime trailing 0:2. Gorén was also involved in other high-level plays later in the match.

In Catalonia, Gorén was praised for his goal: "He scored before we could even blink." The Spanish press wrote that he was "the best player in the first half," and that the reserve team was already too small for him. His performance did not go unnoticed by Hansi Flick, who according to reports wants him close to the senior team.

Due to an injury, Gorén was released from the Israel national team squad for the upcoming international window, following a decision made together with the coach and the team doctor. He had been called up to the senior national team for the first time, while the national team's match against Czechia stood at the center of a struggle between the two countries over the Israeli player. A senior Spanish scout came out against the attempt to recruit him for the national team, claiming that he is an Israeli born in Israel, that his parents are from Israel, and that he knows only a few words of Czech.