THE GERMAN AMENDED HIS MISTAKE
Ter Stegen saved Barça again after an unexpected final 'slut'
Published:26/01/2023 - 02:01h
Updated:26/01/2023 - 02:01h
Xavi Hernández opted for Marc-André ter Stegen for the quarterfinals of the Copa del Rey and the German responded with two saves at the end to preserve the agonizing culé classification against Real Sociedad, amending a serious mistake
Iñaki Crag had defended the arch of the FC Barcelona in the two previous phases of the Glass of Rey, but in front of the Real Sociedad there were not more opportunities for the canterano culé. Xavi Hernández gave back the titularity to Marc-André ter Stegen and the German achieved his fourteenth fence invicta of the season. This yes, there was fright at the end in front of a 'pájara' of the German that almost forces the lengthen.
The team donostiarra had not demanded to the of Mönchengladbach in all the party, except with a finish of Takefusa Kubo on the half hour of game and a distraction of the defence that Alexander Sorloth wasted minutes after the golazo of Ousmane Dembélé. They had been the only arrivals of a group 'txuri urdin' that there was not pateado to the arch. However, in the 87', the Spotify Camp Nou enmudeció after a bad pass of the '1'.
Ter Stegen Failed in exit when it tried to play with Sergio Busquets and, when the tie seemed unavoidable, attained to react with the right shoulder to divert the finish of Robert Navarro. Luckily for the culés, the rebound neither found a finish to door and everything remained in a fright. Already in the discount was Frenkie of Jong the one who, with a childish error, favourable a corner that was about to to force the extention.
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Jon Ander Olasagasti found a bleated loose in the area after the shot of corner and finished to door, but Marc-André, always attentive, attain to divert the finish of the young mediocentro 'blanquiazul' throwing of reflections to conserve the zero and the triumph blaugrana. Suffered victory of a Barça upper, but carente of puntería that was about to to complicate the life in front of a rival decimated by the expulsion of Brais Méndez.
Xavi valued the accionar defensive of the team
In the press conference post party, Xavi recognised the good defensive work in front of the Real , although a pair of distractions almost cost to play the one who had been the third extention of the month. "Ter Stegen Is to a very good level, Christensen, Araújo… Are a very offensive group, but if that have people that is to a big level in the saga", expressed the egarense. With alone 6 against in the first 17 days of LaLiga, the culés boast of the best defence in Europe to domestic level. In Glass, only the humble Intercity attained vulnerar the bottom blaugrana.