At just 17 years-old, Barcelona defender Pau Cubarsi made history tonight against Napoli.
FC Barcelona managed to beat Italian side Napoli 3-1 (4-2 agg.) thanks to goals from Fermin Lopez, Joao Cancelo and Robert Lewandowski.
But the main talking point was all about the young Barca prodigy, 17 year-old Pau Cubarsi who had everyone talking after the match about his stellar peformance.
The teenage sensation becomes the youngest defender to ever represent Barcelona in the Champions League, a huge achievement!
Not only that, he managed to grab a UEFA Player of the Match award in the process.
🇪🇸✨ The moment Pau Cubarsí was handed the MOTM award… look what it means! ❤️ pic.twitter.com/VotCIs7gOH
— EuroFoot (@eurofootcom) March 12, 2024
With the likes of Carles Puyol, Gerard Pique, Pep Guardiola and many more, the pressure will be on the young man’s shoulders at just a tender age of 17, but he has shown already that he can take the pressure on the big stage.
FC Barcelona now reach the quarter-finals along with Arsenal who also won tonight, beating FC Porto on penalties.
