He finished last season as captain, making 38 appearances for Hansi Flick's side in the 2025-26 campaign. "He is a footballer with great speed and power, and he is good with the ball at his feet, too. His red card against Paris St-Germain in the 2024 Champions League quarter-finals became one of the defining moments of his Barcelona career, with his dismissal helping turn the tie in PSG's favour. He was also heavily criticised for mistakes in the second leg of the 2025 Champions League semi-final defeat by Inter, when Flick came out and publicly defended him. He returned a month later and made 23 appearances over the second half of the season, starting six matches.