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Mauricio Pochettino
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ALBERT GEA / REUTERS
Xavi Simons was a celebrity even before he even played his first minutes in professional football.
Videos were circulating on the Internet showing him in youth games, in which he was way ahead of the other talents.
He is followed by three million Instagram users.
At the cup game last Wednesday in Caen, he made his professional debut after being substituted on.
He was inconspicuous.
Paris Saint-Germain won 1-0 at the second division, a poor result by Paris standards.
For Mauricio Pochettino it was an important success.
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