Kylian Mbappe: Born to “switch off the lights” on the field, not in the year 2007!

Raphinha shines, Barcelona defeats PSG in France

In the past, Mbappe was very charming every time he faced Barcelona. The proof is that in the last two matches against Los Blaugrana, the French striker put the opponent in the net to pick up the ball 4 times.

Kylian Mbappe tắt điện vì cậu nhóc sinh năm 2007 - 1 — Mbappe “turned off” when facing Pau Cubarsi, who is only 17 years old this year (Photo: Getty).

However, in the first leg of the Champions League quarterfinals last night, Mbappe completely “turned off” against Barcelona. According to statistics, in 90 minutes on the field, the French striker had no shots on target and no assists.

Not only that, Mbappe also lost the ball 13 times and only won duels 3/12 times (25%). This is the first time after 12 matches that the star born in 1998 failed to hit a single shot on target.

The person who made Mbappe “turn off the power” was a 17-year-old “boy”, Pau Cubarsi. The midfielder made history when he became the youngest player to appear in a Champions League quarter-final match (17 years and 79 days).

However, despite his young age and inexperience, Pau Cubarsi played the match of his life. During the entire match, the player born in 2007 did not let Mbappe or any other PSG player dribble the ball once.

Kylian Mbappe tắt điện vì cậu nhóc sinh năm 2007 - 2 — Even though he is only 17 years old, Pau Cubarsi shows the qualities to become the world’s top midfielder in the future (Photo: Getty).

Pau Cubarsi touched the ball 63 times, the second highest number for Barcelona after Joao Cancelo (68 times). This young player also had 1 tackle and 4 successful rescues for the Catalan team. The most typical image of Pau Cubarsi is when he rushed to save Barcelona when Mbappe was approaching the goal in the first half.

Besides, the player born in 2007 also impressed with his composure and ability to coordinate the ball very well, despite PSG actively pressing high right from Los Blaugrana’s field.

After the match, coach Xavi praised Pau Cubarsi: “He closed all the holes. I’m very proud of what Pau Cubarsi did.”

Not only Mbappe, many famous strikers in Europe such as Victor Osimhen (Napoli) or Alvaro Morata (Atletico Madrid) all “turned off” when facing Pau Cubarsi. This midfielder shows the qualities of a future top player.

With a 3-2 victory over PSG at Parc des Princes, Barcelona holds the advantage when the two teams meet in the Champions League quarter-final second leg at Camp Nou next week.