From the motorway to the Bernabeu, Gallego relishing late arrival in La Liga


FILE PHOTO: Soccer Football - La Liga Santander - SD Huesca v Atletico Madrid - Estadio El Alcoraz, Huesca, Spain - January 19, 2019 Huesca's Enric in action with Atletico Madrid's Rodri. REUTERS/Vincent West/File Photo

BARCELONA (Reuters) - Playing against Real Madrid seemed like a pipe dream for Enric Gallego when he was driving a delivery truck to support his amateur football career but on Sunday that fantasy will become a reality for the Huesca striker.

When the 32-year-old steps on to the Santiago Bernabeu turf for the first time to face the likes of Sergio Ramos, Gareth Bale and Luka Modric, it will cap a remarkable turnaround for the Catalan forward who has scaled the Spanish football pyramid from third tier to La Liga in under a year.

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