Iñaki Peña's numbers show the impact of Ter Stegen's loss

Published:5/02/2024 - 22:58h

Updated:6/02/2024 - 04:04h

The return of Marc-André ter Stegen, scheduled for this Sunday against Granada, will return Iñaki Peña to the bench 17 games later. Compared to the German, the man from Alicante conceded more than double the number of goals in the same number of games

Except surprise, Iñaki Crag will be acting again from next Sunday with the FC Barcelona. The imminent return of Marc-André ter Stegen, once the German receive the high medical (expects was 'ok' for the duel in front of the Granada), will give back to the guardameta Spanish to the bench after 17 parties in where you grieve attained to keep his arch invicto in three opportunities.

With a balance of 10 victories, 5 defeats and 2 ties, the Alicante will close his first stage like titling in the first team with a negative balance, fitting a total of 33 goals, with an average of almost 2 so many by meeting. Iñaki could not avoid the failures of the Barça in the Glass of Rey and the Supercopa Spanish, competitions in which it received a total of 11 goals in hardly 5 parties.

Iñaki could not contain the defensive bloodletting of the Barça

The defensive fragility of the Barça sharpened in January, month in where the ones of Xavi Hernández received 19 goals in 9 official meetings. Crag assumed the titularity the past 25 November in front of the Ray (1-1) and, since, the Barça only avoided to receive so many in a pair of duels in front of the Osasuna (one of League and another of Supercopa) and in the crash suspender belt in front of the Athletic. By Champions, Iñaki received a goal of the Port wine and 3 of the Royal Amberes.

Before the injury of Ter Stegen, the Barça had fit 15 so many in 17 parties. The German could keep his fence invicta in 8 opportunities, 6 of them by League and 2 by Champions. With the Alicante in the arch, the defensive problems of the ones of Xavi grew, receiving more than the double of goals that with the '1' in action. This yes, the defensive bloodletting culé also had to see with the injuries of Iñigo Martínez and, mainly, of Gavi, a drop that forced to the míster of Terrassa to test multiple adjust in the alignment, including the put to Andreas Christensen of '5' the past Saturday.

The average of the goalkeeper of 24 years worsened notably in the five defeats of the Barça, split in where the culés received 20 goals. To the 3-2 in Amberes followed him the 2-4 in Montjuïc in front of the Girona. Already in January arrived the 4-1 in Arabia against the Real Madrid, the 4-2 in Bilbao by the chambers of Glass and 3-5 in front of the Villarreal, also in Montjuïc.