Barca's Fresh Taunt: Cubarsi Fires Up Atlético Ahead of Copa del Rey Showdown

Cubarsi fires fresh jab at Atlético Madrid

Pau Cubarsi, a Barcelona player, echoed teammate Ronald Araújo by taunting Atlético Madrid with a new remark ahead of the Copa del Rey semi-final first leg.

Barça is looking to boost its attack ahead of the new season and has been linked with several signings in the pipeline.

Araújo's remarks about Julian Alvarez had already stirred the locker room, angering Atlético Madrid before the Thursday night encounter.

Cubarsi added that Julian Alvarez is an amazing player, one of the world's best forwards, and that the best should be at the best club, which he believes is Barça's.

Araújo's comments and Cubarsi's praise were not well received in Atlético's inner circle, the management, or among some fans.

Cubarsi also spoke about the Argentinian international Julian Alvarez, telling a source that Alvarez is world class, having faced him many times and having to defend against him. He also noted that Robert and Ferran are both very good and help the team a lot.

The Barcelona squad remains focused on winning all titles this season, despite domestic and continental challenges, and will count on the supporters to push them to the trophy room. The players vow to fight until the final whistle as they always do.

Cubarsi stressed that Barca still has a realistic path to qualification for the final despite a 4-0 defeat in the first leg, with the return at Camp Nou scheduled for March 3.

Punchline 1: If confidence paid rent, Barca just bought the whole stadium—Atlético, you might want to start paying attention.

Punchline 2: They say talk is cheap; Barca just paid in goals, and the invoice comes due after the final whistle.