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Iñaki Peña with one of his saves during Barça-Porto (2-1)

IÑAKI WAS KEY TO THE CULÉ TRIUMPH

Iñaki Peña played Ter Stegen and 'saved' Barça on multiple occasions

Published:28/11/2023 - 23:57h

Updated:28/11/2023 - 23:57h

Iñaki Peña made the loss of Marc-André ter Stegen forget with several key saves to lead to FC Barcelona's victory against Porto (2-1). For the man from Alicante, it was his second game in the Champions League as a culé

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The FC Barcelona sealed his classification to the eighth of final of the UEFA Champions League for the first time from 2020 thanks to a suffered victory in front of the Port wine (2-1). Again, the ones of Xavi Hernández gave a lot of eases in defence and, in spite of beginning losing, attained to react to time to trace back and leave almost sentenced the leadership of the Group H. However, the result would not have been the same without the timely interventions of Iñaki Crag.

The Alicante repeated in the eleven by second consecutive party in front of the drop of Marc-André ter Stegen and knew to react of the best way when it demanded him . In the first part fit a so much of Pepê after a pair of remarkable interventions in where it could not avoid leave a short rebound that the Brazilian forward took advantage of to convert the 0-1. Before the rest, the acting goalkeeper culé went back to lucirse with a flown that avoided a golazo of Alan Varela, still with the party 1-1.

Iñaki Crag also had work in the complement

Although the Barça improved a lot in the second part, the '13' had to appear in a pair of opportunities to avoid another 'prick' Barcelona. First, clearing a finish of Evanilson in the minute 72, previous distraction of Jules Koundé after an offside passive of the forward of the Port wine. On the end, one against visitor that culminated Francisco Conceiçao found the gloves of the Alicante to leave the three points home.

For Crag was his second party in Champions after his presence in the visit to Viktoria Plzen the past season (triumph 2-4). That was a bitter party for the culés, as the victory arrived very late, already with the team without options to advance to eighth. The Tuesday, Iñaki redeemed with a big performance in a duel importantísimo for the future of the Barça in the 2023/24. With the leadership of his group of Champions practically in the pocket, now the ones of Xavi can focus of full in tracing back in LaLiga.

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