Less than 24 hours after Pau Cubarsí left the pitch with blood streaming down his face, the Barcelona defender posted an update for fans on social media.
Cubarsí was the victim of a reckless challenge by Uroš Spajić in Barcelona's 2–5 Champions League victory against Crvena zvezda on Nov. 6. The Serbian defender kicked Cubarsí in the face as the teenager stooped down to head a bouncing ball.
Immediately, players from both teams summoned the medical staff to the pitch to tend to Cubarsí's gushing wounds. Hansi Flick was forced to replace his center-back with Sergi Domínguez in the 67th minute. Spajić controversially only received a yellow card for the dangerous challenge.
After the match, Flick said Cubarsí was "fine," but needed 10 stitches. Barcelona shared several photos of the Spaniard's wound on social media, but Cubarsí waited until the next day to send out a message.
He reposted the images of his injury to his Instagram story and wrote, "Everything for this badge."
