Jules Koundé ends 2025 as the second most-used player by Hansi Flick this season. Only Eric García surpasses him, by a difference of 148 minutes: 1,927 minutes and 1,779 minutes, respectively. The French defender, who under Xavi Hernández began to overcome his reluctance to move from center-back to right-back (a position he had already been playing for his national team), was the fourth most-used player by the German coach throughout the past campaign. Only Raphinha, Pedri, and Lamine Yamal, the three key figures of the successful 2024-25 season, played more. "He always wants to play and works incredibly hard and takes amazing care of himself to achieve it. He wants to play every minute," a source familiar with the Frenchman's daily life in the Barcelona dressing room told ARA.

Jules Kounde is a man of clear ideas and convictions. A team player on the pitch, he's also a free spirit in the Barça locker room. While it's easy to see him sharing leisure time among the team's young core—recently, Lamine Yamal, Gavi, Héctor Fort, and Ansu Fati have shared photographs together—the Frenchman "does more his own thing," a source close to the team tells ARA. He uses social media primarily to express one of his greatest passions beyond football: fashion. He also uses it to express when he doesn't like something. He did so after the postponed Barça-Osasuna match was played on Thursday, March 27. "It's disrespectful to the clubs and the players; we're not machines," he thundered into DAZN's microphones. He later shared his video on X, tagging Javier Tebas and the official account of the Spanish Football Federation.

In the Champions League round of 16, in the semi-finals of the Copa del Rey and top of La Liga. The 1-0 win over Rayo Vallecano with a penalty goal from Robert Lewandowski puts Barça at the top of the table. Here are some quick notes.

In the last 16 of the Champions League, in the semi-finals of the Copa del Rey and leaders of La Liga. The victory (1-0) against Rayo Vallecano Robert Lewandowski's penalty puts Barça at the top of the table. Here are some quick notes.