FC Barcelona won with authority against Sevilla (3-0) on a special night for Jules Koundé. The French international returned to Hansi Flick's lineup and reached 100 official matches with the Barça shirt.
In general terms, the player from Paris had a quiet night on the right wing, with 42 of 51 passes completed (82%) and one scoring opportunity created. In defense they won 4 of 9 individual duels, with 4 balls recovered and only one foul committed.
For Koundé, his 100 games for Barça allow him to get closer to Antoine Griezmann (102) on the list of French footballers with the most official games as a culé. Éric Abidal (193) remains the leader, escorted by Ousmane Dembélé (185) and Clément Lenglet (160). Further back appear Samuel Umtiti (133), Ludovic Guily (124) and Thierry Hendrry (121).
Koundé, a true talisman for Barça
With Sunday's victory, the man from Paris extends his positive balance with the Barça shirt. In total, Barça has 70 wins, 12 draws and 18 defeats with the '23' on the field, a sign of the importance of the French international for the culé scheme.
Not in vain, against Sevilla, Jules completed his eleventh full match of the season, thereby surpassing the barrier of one thousand minutes (1,013') played in just 12 games.
In his 100 games with Barça, the 25-year-old defender has accumulated 4 goals and 11 assists, in addition to 2 official titles (Liga and Spanish Super Cup in 2023). With his former team, Sevilla, the French international played a total of 133 games (9 goals and 3 assists), having won the Europa League in 2020.
In LaLiga, for his part, Koundé has accumulated 169 appearances (95 with the Seville team, 74 with the Catalans). After alternating the central position with that of full back in his first two seasons as a culé, the Frenchman has taken over the right side, being today one of the best in the world in that position.