Mbappé out of the game and Vinicius deprived of the Ballon d'Or, the situation of the two Real Madrid stars inspires the young Barcelona defender Pau Cubarsi.
Victorious 4-0 in the Clasico last weekend, FC Barcelona has the right to boast. In a match with an unexpected scenario, Real Madrid was unable to open the scoring despite fierce domination in the first half. Vinicius Junior was clearly lacking in the finish, in particular this close shot where he missed the target after opening the path to goal, before disappearing from the radars. Kylian Mbappé on the other hand, we saw him a lot but often with close-ups to show his disappointment at being caught offside. Eight times.
In an interview with RAC 1 radio, Pau Cubarsi returns to the defensive tactics which put the French striker out of the game almost every time. “ It's mostly a question of communication, that the four communicate with each other and get along well. If one goes out, the others follow the line. When I see it from the outside, I say to myself: 'phew, there's a ball in the back that can hurt us', but on the pitch, we trust the line and our teammates. If we all go together, they'll be out of the game », admitted the Catalan defender, delighted to see that the tactics put in place by Hansi Flick worked.
Vinicius should have gone to the ceremony
Concerning Vinicius Junior, it is once again his lack of humility which was highlighted by Cubarsi. The latter in fact deplores that, convinced of having won, the Brazilian did not ultimately head to Paris when he saw that Rodri was finally going to win. “Being in the top 10 or top 20 of the Ballon d'Or is already a good prize and it is important for a footballer to be there. Dani Olmo and I were there without winning anything », Underlined the player trained at Masia, for whom Vinicius' second place is really nothing of a scandal. “ It was very even between him and Vinicius, but it's a good thing a Spaniard won it. I wasn't surprised that Vinicius didn't win, it was very balanced », Delivered Cubarsi about Rodri's final victory, very poorly taken within Real Madrid.
