The numbers behind Barcelona’s unbeaten centre-back pairing in La Liga this season
Barcelona's central defensive pairing of Pau Cubarsi and Gerard Martin has proven to be a success in La Liga this season, remaining unbeaten whenever they've started together. The duo has started 15 league games, conceding just nine goals at an average of 0.6 per game, providing much-needed stability after Inigo Martinez's departure. Their partnership has become a cornerstone of Hansi Flick's defense, with Barcelona keeping clean sheets and showing resilience despite playing a high defensive line.
- ▪Pau Cubarsi and Gerard Martin have never lost a La Liga game when starting together.
- ▪The pair have started 15 league matches, conceding only nine goals (0.6 per game).
- ▪Their first start together was on November 22nd, resulting in a 4-0 win and clean sheet at Spotify Camp Nou.
- ▪Martin was converted from a full-back role to centre-back following Inigo Martinez's exit.
- ▪Barcelona's defense has shown significant improvement despite initial struggles and experimentation early in the season.
Opening excerpt (first ~120 words) tap to expand
{"@context":"http://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","mainEntityOfPage":"https://sports.yahoo.com/articles/numbers-behind-barcelona-unbeaten-centre-151000626.html","headline":"The numbers behind Barcelona’s unbeaten centre-back pairing in La Liga this season","datePublished":"2026-05-01T15:10:00.000Z","dateModified":"2026-05-01T15:10:00.000Z","keywords":["La Liga","FC Barcelona","Barcelona","Gerard Martin","perfect pairing","Eric Garcia","central defence","Pau Cubarsi","Ronald Araujo"],"description":"Inigo Martinez’s departure last summer left FC Barcelona manager Hansi Flick with a situation in defence that was seemingly unsolvable.
…
Excerpt limited to ~120 words for fair-use compliance. The full article is at Yahoo Sports.
Discussion
0 commentsMore from Yahoo Sports
