Europe is talking about Pau Cubarsi, who is 17 years old, after he played so well against PSG in the first game of the UEFA Champions League quarterfinals.

When he was picked to play against Paris Saint-Germain at Parc des Princes, Pau Cubarsi became the youngest defender to ever play in a Champions League knockout. He was only 17 years and 79 days old.He already held the record for Barça’s youngest defender to start in a league game when they played Napoli. Now he has added another record to his already impressive “Profile.”Before Barcelona vs. PSG, the record was held by Georgiy Shchennikov, a Russian who played for CSKA Moscow against Inter in the Champions League when he was 18 years and 338 days old. Once upon a time, Real Madrid defender Raphael Varane was the third youngest player. He started the game against APOEL Nicosia in 2012, when he was 18 years and 245 days old.

Not letting the fans down, Pau Cubarsi had another great game, making PSG’s scoring stars look like “apprentices,” especially since Mbappe was hardly visible during the game.Opta says that Pau Cubarsi made all of his tackles, passed the ball correctly 87% of the time, had 63 touches, cleared the ball three times, and blocked a Mbappe shot once.On the other hand, the Barcelona player born in 2007 “shut down” Mbappe, who failed to make any shots on goal, move successfully only once out of four times, win only three out of twelve duels, and was caught offside three times.Only looking at the numbers doesn’t fully show how well the 17-year-old defender played in the last game. In addition to playing great, Pau Cubarsi became a spiritual leader in Barcelona’s defence. He was able to read the game so well that he could even lead his more experienced friends on the pitch.Barcelona beat PSG 3-2 thanks in large part to Cubarsi’s strong play, giving them a big edge before the second leg match a week later.