GREAT GAME BY PAU CUBARSI AGAINST MALLORCA
Hard and impeccable at the crossing! Pau Cubarsí 'ate' Larin and Muriqi
Pau Cubarsí has once again put in a great performance with FC Barcelona, on a night that looked to be complicated by the presence of Larin and Muriqi, a pair of attackers who usually destabilize defenses
Lamine Yamal has been the big figure of the victory of the FC Barcelona against the RCD Mallorca, but if there is a player that has had a lot of merit and that has contained to one of the couples of attackers more 'powerful' of LaLiga has been Pau Cubarsí that follows settling in the first team and leaving reasons to be indisputable in the plans of Xavi Hernández.
Had a big challenge by in front. It did not have Ronald Araújo like couple of head office and found in Iñigo Martínez a very serious partner that backed him. In front of the Mallorca, both knew that it was key to keep to Muriqi and Larín controlled, because they are players that with a half metre of space can destroy to the rival defences. Cubarsí Dressed of veteran and observed the orders as if it carried five years in the elite.
New recital of Cubarsí in LaLiga
It gave pause, serenity and turned into a safe of life for the Barça in the retaguardia. It did not allow that Muriqi received with advantage and also contained to a Larín that finish happening unobserved and replaced in the second half. In spite of his 17 years, has showed to be able to be concentrated constantly and anticipate to the actions of the rival, that is not little thing. In front of the Mallorca signed one of his best performances and confirmed that it has arrived to remain .
It won the half of his terrestrial duels (3/6) and two of five aerial duels, signing five clear, a finish blocado and three 'tackles', with 94% of tarpaulin in his passes (74/79) contributing also in the exit of balloon of the Barça. It knew to find to his mates with long balloons and advanced lines when it was necessary, without neglecting in the shrinkings. It has been protagonist in a new goal to zero... And already they go three been still in LaLiga.
Titularity ensured against the Naples?
With a performance like which has signed against the Majorcan picture results difficult that Xavi decide 'seat him' in the Champions League. In the party of gone against the Naples, in Italy, had bet by Araújo and Iñigo in the axis of the saga, by the 'experience' of both, but this Tuesday the central Basque could remain in the bench. Cubarsí Is called to debut in the European competition after seven consecutive titularities in LaLiga.
