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Xavi full of praise for Barcelona’s Jules Kounde: ‘He’s one of the best defenders in the world right now’

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One of the key aspects in Barcelona’s win over Paris Saint-Germain in the Champions League in midweek was the performance of Jules Kounde, who was the primary defender against Kylian Mbappé for most of the night and had a fantastic outing facing his international teammate.

Kounde’s showing on Wednesday was perhaps the best in what has been a very impressive run of form for the former Sevilla man, who has now fully adapted to his role at right-back and has been a crucial piece in the Blaugrana’s defensive improvement over the last two months.

And Jules’ improved play has not gone unnoticed with his manager.