FC Barcelona drew on Saturday in Getafe (1-1) in the match where Pau Cubarsí celebrated a year since his debut with the azulgrana first team. The youth player, at just 17 years old, has managed to earn a starting position and, in the 2024-25 season, has played in all 30 matches contested by Hansi Flick’s team (2,359 minutes)with only two appearances as a substitute in La Liga against Villarreal and Leganés, as well as another in Barbastro (Cup).
Cubarsí officially debuted on January 18, 2024, in the victory against Unionistas in the round of 16 of the Copa del Rey (he provided an assist in the 1-3 win in Salamanca). That day he came on for Andreas Christensen at halftime. Since then, he has accumulated 54 appearances (4,196 minutes) in the azulgrana elite, with a couple of assists and ten yellow cards received. Three days later, he made his league debut as a starter against Betis (he played 81 minutes in the 2-4 victory).
Cubarsí hopes to celebrate his birthday with a victory in the Champions League
Thus, Pau played his first match as a starter before turning 17 years old. Next Wednesday, the 22nd, the center-back will reach adulthood, which he hopes to celebrate with a win on Tuesday in Lisbon against Benfica (21:00 CEST). In the Champions League, the youth player made his debut in the second leg of the round of 16 against Napoli (3-1 in Montjuïc), playing the full 90 minutes. Xavi Hernández kept him in his XI for the quarter-final tie against PSG and the rest of La Liga.
-After his confirmation with the National Team in the Olympic Games, the ‘2’ returned to Barça to earn Hansi Flick’s trust. Although he could not participate in the preseason due to his trip to Paris, the player from Estanyol was a starter from matchday 1 (against Valencia), the day he partnered with Christensen. The injury to the Danish player returned the starting position to Iñigo Martínez, with whom the azulgrana academy player has understood perfectly. Now, with the Basque player out due to injury, Cubarsí reunites with Ronald Araujo in a lineup where he has managed to stay against all odds, aiming for what promises to be a legendary career as a culé.
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