Sixteen-year-old Lamine Yamal secured a crucial late victory for Barcelona on Friday night, earning them all three points. Manager Xavi commended the teenager’s performance and also praised the composed display of 17-year-old defender Cubarsi.
Speaking to La Liga TV, the Barca coach remarked, “Today he had two very powerful strikers in front of him. He had an amazing game. He is playing like a captain, it’s amazing. The personality that he showed for the team, I think it was spectacular today.”
Despite Barcelona’s financial challenges and subpar performances this season, trailing La Liga leaders Real Madrid by five points, the club’s future appears promising with academy talents like Cubarsi, Yamal, Gavi, Pedri, and others shining in the senior squad.
Barcelona’s youthful talents may once again take the spotlight on Tuesday as they face Napoli in the second leg of their last 16 Champions League encounter at home. In their previous encounter at Stadio Diego Armando Maradona, the two sides played to a 1-1 draw.
Pau Cubarsí
Pau Cubarsí Paredes
This season he played in total 9 times for 734 minutes for La Liga.
Pau Cubarsí didn’t score any goal for FC Barcelona. He procured no assists. He received no yellow cards and no red cards.
His team is currently 2nd in La Liga. In the last match FC Barcelona won 1-0 against Mallorca.
FC Barcelona performance and stats
FC Barcelona is currently 2nd in the La Liga with 61 points.
In the last 28 games, it has won 18 times, drawn 7 times, and lost 3 times. In its last match, FC Barcelona won 1-0 against Mallorca.
It has a positive goal difference after scoring 57 goals and conceding 34.