After 90 days (and 15 matches) spent on the substitutes’ bench, the Polish goalkeeper made his debut in Barcelona goals. Saturday’s match against Barbastro will mark his first appearance for the club he joined in October.
How many times have leaks suggested that Wojciech Szczęsny would replace Pena in Blaugrana goals? Today they are finished, we have an official decision on the change of goalkeeper. It was easy to predict, moreover, since Barcelona only enters the Copa del Rey today and that usually, in such a situation, the second goalkeeper replaces the starter.
Previously, Overlap Pena had successfully passed the replacement test of Marc-André ter Stegenhurt. Hansi Flick therefore had no particular reason to rotate the goalkeepers, and Szczęsny he himself indicated in an interview in December that he would have done the same in the coach’s place.
At 34 years old, Wojciech Szczęsny today officially kicks off playing for the fifth club of his senior career, although he will still wait to tick off the third of the world’s five strongest leagues. For now, it’s time for the Copa del Rey and the rivalry with fourth division club UD Barbastro.
Although the opponent seems to be a Cinderella, it is worth remembering that a year ago, Overlap Pena conceded two goals in this same poster. Barca then won 3-2 thanks to the goals of Fermina, Raphinha et Lewandowski. What will happen today at the Campo Municipal de Deportes Barbastro?
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