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Arnau Riera in action for Barcelona's B side.
Arnau Riera in action for Barcelona's B side.
Harsh realities of life after Messi and Barcelona
Arnau Riera's footballing career has never lived up to the early days of captaining Barcelona's B side, which included Lionel Messi.