La Masia

FC Barcelona's youth academy

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La Masia de Can Planes, usually shortened to La Masia, is a term used for FC Barcelona's youth academy. The academy includes more than 300 young players. It has been an instrumental factor in Barcelona's European success, and produced several world class players in the early 2000s.

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