Barcelona 17-year-old defender Pau Cubarsi was named Man of the Match as the Spanish giants smashed past Napoli to reach the quarterfinal of the UEFA Champions League at the expense of Victor Osimhen’s Napoli.
Barcelona won 3-1 in the return leg tie to go through to the last-eight 4-2 on aggregate.
Cubarsi, from the famous La Marsia academy of Barcelona, posted a stunning UCL debut by locking out one of the most feared strikers in Europe for the entire duration of this clash.
“Xavi (Barcelona coach) gave me all the details to try and stop Osimhen,” revealed Cubarsi, whose overall performance on the night was rated a 7.7 as against a 5.9 awarded Osimhen.
Very early on in the game Cubarsi produced a timely tackle to stop Osimhen on his way to goal.
In the second half, it was again the youngster who ensured the Super Eagles striker did not connect a cut-back by Zambo Anguissa.
Osimhen had only a shot on target on a disappointing night for both he and Napoli.
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