The 'wall' Szczesny does not yield: 18 matches unbeaten and counting

Wojciech Szczesny has established himself as the impenetrable wall of FC Barcelona. The Polish player has now accumulated 18 matches without knowing defeat and 9 games without conceding goals since his debut against Barbastro in the Copa del Rey. This Sunday, the '25' managed to extend his unbeaten streak thanks to the brutal thrashing of the culés against Girona (4-1), where he had little work despite seeing his net breached in the second half of the match.

'Tek's' performance was more notable for his defensive stability than for spectacular interventions. In the first half, the goalkeeper did not have to make any outstanding saves, and in the second half, he could not prevent Danjuma's precise shot from equalizing the score temporarily. Despite this setback, the keeper did not lose his composure and contributed to the culés regaining control of the match, facilitating the subsequent thrashing with goals from Lewandowski (x2), Ferrán Torres, and Krejci in his own net.

Szczesny remains unbeaten as a culé

With the victory in Montjuïc, Szczesny's unbeaten run with the Barça continues for another match. In the 18 matches he has played with the blaugrana jersey, the player still knows no defeat, with a record of 16 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 net clean in nine matches this season, five of which were in the nine 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).

📊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).
• March 27: FC Barcelona 3-0 Osasuna (matchday 27 of LaLiga, in Montjuïc).

📊 Statistics of Wojciech Szczesny in the 2024/25 season

1. Matches: 18
2. Clean sheets: 9
3. Goals conceded: 17
4. Minutes played: 1,586

Szczesny is on the verge of a historic record

After the victory against Girona this Sunday, Szczesny is just two matches away from joining the 'club of the 20 unbeaten'. Only five players in the history of Barça have not lost in their first 20 matches as culés, namely Albert Celades, Cesc Fàbregas, Paulinho, Philippe Coutinho, and the legend, Johan Cruyff.

'Tek' can reach this figure if the Catalans come out unscathed from the matches against Betis in LaLiga and Atlético de Madrid in the return leg of the Copa del Rey semifinals. This is more than likely, as the Catalans are currently the best team in the world and, considering their form, it seems unlikely that his streak of 20 matches without knowing defeat will come to an end soon.