New talent! Gonzalo García becomes Real Madrid's youngest Spanish striker to start since 2016

Real Madrid and Espanyol face off in the fifth round of La Liga. The young Gonzalo García has made his first appearance in the starting lineup for Los Blancos. This is a rare occurrence for the Madrid club.

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Details: 21-year-old Gonzalo García started for Real Madrid in a La Liga match, becoming the club's youngest Spanish striker to debut in the starting XI since Marco Asensio in August 2016 against Real Sociedad (when Asensio was 20 years and 213 days old).

This season, the Spaniard had featured in three matches, but never in the starting lineup until now.

Reminder: Éder Militão scores an unbelievable long-range goal.