Szczesny has made 4 errors in his last 3 games with FC Barcelona

Wojciech Szczesny has made another mistake with FC Barcelona. The Polish goalkeeper ran over Hugo Duro inside his area in the 34th minute and his action was called a penalty by Soto Grado, the referee of the match. The action ended up being invalidated, due to a previous foul that Gayà committed on Jules Koundé. The veteran goalkeeper saw his error corrected by the VAR.

The reality is that it is not the first mistake that the former Juventus player has made with the culé jersey. On January 12, his third consecutive match as a starter, he ran over Kylian Mbappé on the edge of the area and was sent off with a direct red card in the 'Clásico' of the Spanish Super Cup final. The score was 1-5, in favor of Barça, so that error did not have greater significance than a goal by Rodrygo that reduced the distance. Later, against Getafe, Iñaki Peña started the game.

Wojciech returned to the starting line-up at the Estádio da Luz against Benfica in the seventh round of the Champions League. Hansi Flick's men started the game behind with an early goal from Pavlidis and Lewandowski equalised from the penalty spot in the 13th minute. However, shortly afterwards, the Warsaw goalkeeper made two notable mistakes. The first was a run-out in which he did not understand Balde and ran over the full-back, leaving the Benfica striker alone to score into an empty net. Shortly afterwards, he brought down Aktürkoglu in the area and the referee awarded a penalty that ended up being a goal.

The most recent event was FC Barcelona's resounding victory over Valencia (7-1). As mentioned in the first paragraph, Szczesny 'ran over' Hugo Duro in the 34th minute, but the VAR annulled the penalty awarded in the first instance. The Polish goalkeeper has now made 4 mistakes in 3 games, 3 of which were fouls for a tackle. Hansi Flick will have to come up with a plan with him so that this does not continue to happen.