Barcelona newboy Vitor Roque reveals key Xavi advice before making his debut as he hails move ‘a dream come true’

Barcelona's new teenage striker Vitor Roque revealed the advice manager Xavi offered before he made his "dream" debut.

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• Manager urged him to "stay calm"
• Admitted playing for Barca was a "dream come true"
• Blaugrana scraped a 2-1 win over Las Palmas

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  WHAT HAPPENED?

  Roque made his highly-anticipated Barcelona debut on Thursday evening, enjoying a brief cameo against Las Palmas. His Blaugrana move was made official earlier today, when he was officially unveiled before the club's in-house media.

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  WHAT VITOR ROQUE SAID

  At his ceremony, Roque offered some insight into his maiden Barca appearance: "It's a dream come true to be here. Before I made my debut yesterday, Xavi told me to be calm. My teammates received me very well, in the best way possible."

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  THE BIGGER PICTURE

  Roque arrived at Barca at the start of the month after the Blaugrana agreed an inital fee of €35m (£30m/$39m) with Athletico Paranaense to secure his services. They fought off interest from Real Madrid and Arsenal to bring in the highly-rated teenager.

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  WHAT NEXT FOR ROQUE?

  The Brazilian striker figures to be a part of the Barca setup for the remainder of the season. With starting No.9 Robert Lewandowski struggling, Roque could be in line for heavy minutes in the coming months.