The Barcelona duo that has not misplaced a sport whereas enjoying collectively

Within the upcoming Catalan derby in opposition to Espanyol, Pau Cubarsi and Inigo Martinez are set to be Barcelona’s beginning centre-back pairing, barring any last-minute adjustments.

This duo, comprising the gifted youth participant and the skilled defender, has established a exceptional report after they play collectively. The report? They’ve by no means confronted defeat of their league appearances, whether or not as starters or substitutes.

During the last two seasons, Cubarsi and Martinez have participated in 22 LaLiga matches collectively. Their statistics are spectacular, boasting 20 victories and simply two attracts, which each occurred throughout the earlier season.

A quick look

Notably, after they weren’t on the sector as a pairing, comparable to within the match in opposition to Osasuna, the crew confronted a loss, with Sergi Dominguez partnering with Cubarsi as a substitute.

Inigo Martinez has change into the chief of Barcelona. (Picture by Pedro Salado/Getty Pictures)

In addition they performed collectively throughout this 12 months’s Champions League encounter in opposition to Monaco, which resulted in Eric Garcia receiving a purple card. The match ended 2-1 in Monaco’s favour.

Forward of the derby on Sunday, supervisor Hansi Flick took the chance in a press convention to focus on his confidence within the partnership between Cubarsi and Martinez.

Flick expressed his satisfaction with how dependable they’ve been within the central defence, indicating that their collaboration has considerably contributed to the crew’s stability.

This season, Barcelona have been glorious, solely dropping in opposition to Osasuna within the league. In actual fact, that’s the solely occasion the crew has dropped factors in La Liga. On account of this manner, the crew has gone one to attain 37 targets whereas conceding 19.

The largest distinction noticed inside Flick’s Barcelona aspect is self-discipline, which was made evident in opposition to Actual Madrid the place Inigo and Martinez trapped the Madrid forwards offside on 12 events.