So important is to open the tin like keeping the goal to zero. After Frenkie of Jong advanced to the culés to the edge of the rest, in the second time Ter Stegen starred an unemployed saviour that went almost so valuable like the target of the Dutch. The cancerbero German, in a hand manually, detained the shot of Rigoni after a previous error of Mingueza, that left him entirely only.
It rains on wet regarding defensive errors, as those that cost points in front of Athletic of Madrid, Cádiz or Alavés this same season 2020-21. Well, in front of the Elche a bad control of balloon of Mingueza, to the one who Rugoni him pispó the balloon, by very little did not generate a new serious setback for the interests of the combined Barcelona.
This time, the fortune and the reflections of Ter Stegen avoided greater evils, and the German archer covered to perfection the shot of the ex player of the Zenith to the purest style of goalkeeper of handball, refusing the shot with the foot pulled. Between Araújo, Mingueza and company had not understood , and had to appear the angel of saves it of the team to save the pieces of furniture.
In a party without Leo Messi, therefore, Ter Stegen went back to erigirse without place to doubts like one of the most stood out players of the FC Barcelona, no because it participated too much in the game but because, when it did it, was providencial.
Ter Stegen, key piece in this Barça
The guardameta achieved to keep the goal to zero, resarciéndose like this of the three goals fit does a week in the final of the Supercopa of Spain, against the Athletic of Bilbao (2-3). In a full campaign of irregularities, the germano is being of the most important men for Koeman, giving points to the culés whenever it is possible to base of interventions saviours.
It expects , this yes, that his incidence was every time lower to measure that arrive the key parties of the course. What less need the Barça of his stellar performances, better will go him the things in all the competitions. This week, the German will rest against the Ray Vallecano when yielding his place to Net Walled, and will go back to see the faces with the Athletic in the next day liguera, programmed for 31 January in the Camp Nou.