The 'amulet' Szczesny and his unbeatable streak: 16 matches unbeaten with Barça

The FC Barcelona has in Wojciech Szczesny its great talisman for 2025. The Polish player has already accumulated 16 matches without knowing defeat and 8 games without conceding goals since his debut against Barbastro in the Copa del Rey. Last Sunday, the '25' managed to extend his unbeaten streak thanks to the epic comeback of the culés against Atlético de Madrid (2-4), where he conceded two goals for which he had little responsibility.

The Polish player, who arrived at the match at the Riyadh Air Metropolitano after being key in the round of 16 of the Champions League against Benfica, was the victim of two lethal counterattacks from 'Cholo' Simeone, who managed to breach his goal despite not having many attacking opportunities. Despite finishing the match with the joy of a crucial victory for the team's aspirations in LaLiga, the goalkeeper was left with a bittersweet taste for having conceded two goals.

At the end of the match, 'Tek' spoke to the microphones of the Polish media 'Eleven Sports' and stated that he feels the Barça is invincible this 2025. "If the team plays as it has since the beginning of the year, it will be hard to lose. I think until the 70th minute, no one expected this ending," the player began to say.

"Football is brutal, and it was noticeable that Atlético lacked strength at the end and in this sport, you have to be bold and take advantage of opportunities. Today we achieved that, we are happy, although I admit I feel a bit sorry for the opponent," he added, before revealing his plans during the international break, where he will enjoy a few days off. "Golf. First, a few days of training and then a few days off, and there will be golf," the Polish player commented.

Szczesny, the unbeatable 'wall' of Barça

With the victory at the Metropolitano, Szczesny's unbeaten streak with the Barça continues for another match. In the 16 matches he has played with the blaugrana jersey, the player still does not know defeat, with a record of 14 wins and 2 draws (against Atalanta in the Champions League and against Atlético de Madrid in the Copa del Rey), including a full set of victories in LaLiga.

Additionally, Szczesny has kept his goal clean in eight matches this season, four of them in the seven matches he has played in LaLiga. In the Champions League, meanwhile, he has only kept a clean sheet in one match: the first leg of the round of 16 at the Estádio da Luz, while in the Copa del Rey he has done so on two occasions (against Barbastro and Valencia).

His performance in Lisbon will be remembered, where he was one of the key protagonists in the team's narrow victory (0-1), making up to 8 miraculous saves to prevent his goal from falling and making it clear that he is more than ready for the big occasions.

📊Wojciech Szczesny's clean sheets at FC Barcelona: 

• January 4: UD Barbastro 0-4 FC Barcelona (round of 32 of the Copa del Rey, in Barbastro).
• January 8: Athletic Club 0-2 FC Barcelona (semifinals of the Supercopa de España, in Jeddah).
• February 2: FC Barcelona 1-0 Alavés (matchday 22 of LaLiga, in Montjuïc).
• February 6: Valencia 0-5 FC Barcelona (quarterfinals of the Copa del Rey, in Mestalla).
• February 16: FC Barcelona 1-0 Rayo Vallecano (matchday 24 of LaLiga, in Montjuïc).
• February 22: UD Las Palmas 0-2 FC Barcelona (matchday 25 of LaLiga, in Gran Canaria).
• March 2: FC Barcelona 4-0 Real Sociedad (matchday 26 of LaLiga, in Montjuïc).
• March 5: Benfica 0-1 FC Barcelona (first leg of the round of 16 in the Champions League, in Lisbon).

📊 Statistics of Wojciech Szczesny in the 2024/25 season

1. Matches: 16
2. Clean sheets: 8
3. Goals conceded: 16
4. Minutes played: 1,406

Thus,  'Tek' continues to make it clear that the blaugrana goal is very well protected when he is between the posts. Meanwhile, at Can Barça, they are so satisfied with the goalkeeper's performances that their idea is to offer him a renewal for at least one more season, as they consider he would be the ideal second choice for Marc-André ter Stegen once he recovers from his knee injury.

For Hansi Flick , on the other hand, time has proven him right, as the Polish player seems to have found the level of consistency he needed to reconnect with his best form, and the security he transmits to the team from the back looks set to be key in this decisive stretch of the season.