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By Jack Gallagher Xavi Hernandez has called on the Spanish national team to be more cautious with Pau Cubarsi’s gametime than they were with Pedri’s. 17-year-old Cubarsi has become a regular for Barcelona since the turn of the year, thoroughly impressing in his nine starts in all competitions thus far. The centre-back has impressed so much, in fact, that he was named in Spain’s senior squad by Luis de le Fuente for the upcoming March internationals. While Cubarsi’s breakthrough in senior football has been exciting, it has also brought up worrying comparisons with Barcelona midfielder Pedri’s m…

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