UCL: Ridiculously good – Hargreaves hails Barcelona defender for stopping Osimhen

UCL: Ridiculously good – Hargreaves hails Barcelona defender for stopping Osimhen

Former England midfielder, Owen Hargreaves, has hailed Barcelona defender Pau Cubarsi after his performance in the 3-1 Champions League win over Napoli on Tuesday evening.

The LaLiga giants were held to a 1-1 draw in Italy in the first leg.

But goals from Fermin Lopez, Joao Cancelo and Robert Lewandowski ensured that Barca qualified for the quarter-final.

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Cubarsi was handed his debut in the competition and the 17-year-old delivered a brilliant performance against Victor Osimhen.

“He [Cubarsi] was the star of the show.

“Yamal’s different because he’s obviously the winger. This kid [Cubarsi] was picking out passes for fun, he made it look so easy.

“He was physical when he needed to be, for a Spanish centre-back to be as physical against somebody like Osimhen is quite rare.

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“I thought his awareness, everything, he was just… 17 and his first start, he played ridiculously good,” Hargreaves told TNT Sports after Barcelona’s win.

UCL: Ridiculously good – Hargreaves hails Barcelona defender for stopping Osimhen

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