Historic goal and assist for Ferran against Georgia; Cubarsí returned to Spain's XI

Ferran Torres and Pau Cubarsí were starters in Spain's 0-4 thrashing of Georgia, a result with which the National Team is one foot and a half into the next World Cup. Only a seven-goal or more defeat against Turkey next Tuesday at La Cartuja (8:45 PM CEST) would force La Roja to play in the playoffs in March 2026.

The Saturday match was particularly productive for the 'Shark'. The FC Barcelona forward scored a goal in the first half (Spain's third) and provided an assist to **Mikel Oyarzabal** for the goal that sealed the rout.Furthermore, he drew the penalty with which Luis de la Fuente's team opened the scoring in the 11th minute, after a kick taken by Oyarzabal himself. The Real Sociedad forward took the MVP, as the goal by the '7' of Barça was served by the author of the Tbilisi brace.

Ferran Makes History with Spain: 23 Goals in 52 Games

Georgia 0-4 Spain: Ferran scores and La Roja is halfway to the World Cup

In any case, Ferran was able to celebrate the victory that leaves Spain on the verge of their ninth consecutive World Cup and a historic milestone with the National Team. **The Foios native now has 23 goals with La Roja**, which allows him to equal **Alfredo Di Stefano** and **Sergio Ramos** to enter the TOP-10 of the National Team's top scorersThe 'Shark' has scored his 23 goals in 52 games and is just three goals away from another Real Madrid legend, **Emilio Butragueño**.

Former Barça player David Villa remains the all-time top scorer with 59 goals, followed by **Raúl González** (44) and **Fernando Torres** (38)Against Georgia, Ferran played 80 minutes in which he completed 24 out of 33 passes (73%) and had 3 shots (1 on target). He also recovered 4 balls, although he only won 1 out of 5 individual duels. Yéremy Pino came on in his place as the last substitution made by De la Fuente.

Cubarsí returned to the XI; Fermín played almost half an hour

Regarding the Barça internationals, Pau Cubarsí returned to the lineup, partnering Aymeric Laporte at center-back. The Spanish coach dropped Dean Huijsen at the last minute, and the Catalan defender seized the opportunity to start against Georgia. After a first half with virtually no scares, the final stretch brought some problems for the Barça number 5.

In the 87th minute, **Marcos Llorente** cleared a ball off the line that nearly ended up as an own goal after a rebound off Cubarsí. Pau was impeccable in possession, only missing a couple of passes in 97 attempts. He also completed 3 clearances and 4 defensive actions. Fermín López, for his part, came on for Mikel Merino in the 62nd minute. The player from Huelva, although he didn't have much presence in the opponent's box, completed 22 out of 23 passes and won 3 individual duels. Dani Olmo remained on the bench on Saturday.

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