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This Tuesday, The Champions League saw two round of 16 matches where Arsenal beat Porto on penalties and Barcelona beat Naples in Montjuic by three goals to one. Among the players who played in both matches, two stood out above the rest. Pepe, defender of the Portuense team, and Pau Cubarsí, center back of the culé team, showed their quality from their position. Meanwhile he Luso-Brazilian made history again being the oldest player to play a match, The Catalan made his debut in the competition obtaining the MVP of the match.
Pau Cubarsí debuted with Xavi Hernández this season
Two footballers who mark the present and the future of two historic teams as is the case of the two European champions. While the Portuguese-Brazilian has the experience that comes with the centenary of a competition of these characteristics, in the case of the Barça youth player, the quality and personality of a footballer who was playing in his first European match drew attention.
The former Real Madrid player has played more than 120 games since he debuted with his current club’s shirt in the 2004-05 season. That season he had been signed from Marítimo, where he had played three seasons. After passing through Real Madrid and Besiktas, Pepe decided to return to the club with which he won his first title in 2018-19. Since then, he continues adding meetings with the Dragões until reaching 282 duels.
Some figures that are still somewhat far from the 334 games he played with the Madrid shirt. Team with which he lifted the three Champions Leagues that he has won so far. Now, we just need to know if he will play one more season, since the contract ends next June.
Pau Cubarsí against Osimhen, in Barcelona-Naples (photo: Cordon Press).
With respect to the Barcelona youth squad, who was only 17 years old last January, he already He has played in all of the Champions League round of 16 with the first team. After arriving from Girona’s youth football team in 2018-19, he made the jump from youth A to the reserve team this season. However, Rafa Márquez has only been able to count on him in nine games.
Such has been the projection of Estanyol that He already has more games with the first team than with the second. 12 duels, of which he has come out in nine since the beginning.
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