Images of Pau Cubarsi’s horrific facial injury emerged after Barcelona faced Red Star Belgrade in the Champions League.

On Wednesday night Hansi Flick’s men traveled to the Red Star Stadium to take on Belgrade’s Serbian side.

barcelona The team was in great form as they achieved a huge 5-2 victory with a brace from Robert Lewandowski and goals from Inigo Martinez, Raphinha and Fermin Lopez. The scorers of the home team were Silas and Milson.

In the second half, Cubarsi was hit in the face by a boot and was replaced by Sergi Dominguez in the 67th minute.

After the match, photos of Cubarsi’s horrific injury were shared on social media. Barcelona boss Flick also confirmed that the 17-year-old footballer needed stitches on his face.

He said: “Cubarsi is fine, he had stitches but he is very young. When you get older it is not good but now it is. They stitched him up.”

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Cubarsi made his first team debut under former coach Xavi in ​​January and became the youngest defender to start a quarter-final match. Champions League.

In May, it was confirmed that Cubarsi had signed a new deal to keep him in Catalonia until the summer of 2027.

After this win, Barcelona rose to sixth place in the Champions League standings.

Flick said: “I value what we have done and everything we have done. We play the ball very well, but we also create pressure and defend very well. It has not been easy because Red Star knows how to play and how to defend. We played a great game.

“The important thing was to win, especially here because it’s not easy to win away from home in Europe. That’s why I’m very happy… I hope we can keep this rhythm up throughout the whole season and keep our confidence.”

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The German continued: “It won’t be easy but we’re working hard and I hope things stay that way after the international break. The team is doing very well, they’re great and we need to keep competing like that.” “

Barcelona return to La Liga action this weekend when they face Real Sociedad at Anoeta on Sunday.