# Eric García or Pau Cubarsí, FC Barcelona 2024-25: who was the better Defender? | La Lente trivia

> Eric García or Pau Cubarsí, FC Barcelona 2024-25: who was the better Defender? The answer and the context, with La Lente data.

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Datos al: 2026-10-25
Fuente de los datos: Sportmonks (https://www.sportmonks.com/). Métricas, notas y textos: La Lente, de Sir Balone, a cargo de Juan Carlos Vasquez (https://sirbalone.com/authors/juan-carlos-vasquez/).

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## Eric García or Pau Cubarsí, FC Barcelona 2024-25: who was the better Defender?

La Liga · 2024-25

| Stat | Eric García | Pau Cubarsí |
|---|---|---|
| Minutes | 1556 | 2620 |
| Tackles per 90 | 2.20 | 1.17 |
| Duels won | 55 % | 57 % |
| Times dribbled past per 90 | 0.52 | 0.31 |
| Interceptions per 90 | 1.10 | 0.62 |

- Eric García
- Pau Cubarsí

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Answer

Pau Cubarsí: Defender B (percentile 68), against B (percentile 63) for Eric García. Eric García has more tackles per 90, but Pau Cubarsí is dribbled past less and wins more duels.

Context

Eric García recorded more tackles per 90 (2.20 to 1.17), but defensive volume can mislead. Pau Cubarsí was dribbled past less often (0.31 per 90 compared to 0.52) and won a higher share of duels at 57%.

[Profile of Eric García →](https://sirbalone.com/en/la-lente/players/eric-garcia-4545389/) [Profile of Pau Cubarsí →](https://sirbalone.com/en/la-lente/players/pau-cubarsi-37656790/)

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