Last season, Marcin Bułka's exploits in Ligue 1 were followed all over the world. Polish The goalkeeper for OGC Nice recorded consecutive clean sheets in a row, thanks to which the best European clubs heard about him. Despite temptations from various sides, our goalkeeper decided to stay in Nice. His position in the team is unquestionable. In every league match, Bułka appears on the pitch from the first minute.
What a match by Marcin Bułka! Just look at these ratings
It was no different in the match of the 19th round, when team led by Franck Haise faced Olympique Marseille at home. The hosts took the lead in the 7th minute after Evann Guessand scored. The Ivorian did a great job defending in the opponent's half. Almost single-handedly, he created a one-on-one situation, which he finished with a technical pass over the lying goalkeeper.
At the beginning of the second part of the game, the team from Nice scored the second goal. This time, Mohamed-Ali Cho scored after an assist from the aforementioned Guessand. In the meantime, the hosts' goal was perfectly guarded by Marcin Bułka. And he had a lot of work. Especially since the score was 2-0, Marseille's players were creating more and more opportunities. This is evidenced by the fact that after the break the guests kept the ball for… 77%. game time.
They played a lot of set pieces, and former Manchester United star Mason Greenwood showed some good long-range attempts. Despite this, none of them resulted in a goal. Bułka stood guard and intervened effectively in every action. In addition, he skillfully directed the defense. Very good game his performance is also shown by dry numbers.
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The Flashscore platform rated the goalkeeper for the match against Olympique de Marseille Polish national team on 7.9. The 25-year-old's match was summarized slightly better by Sofascore analysts, where Marcin Bułka received a score of 8.1. It deserves a rating of 7.9 according to WhoScored. Although the French media named Evann Guessand the player of the match for the goal and assist, Bułka's contributions were also appreciated. “Dante is immortal, Bułka is so solid, Guessand is unbeatable. Very good Nice. And excellent Franck Haise,” wrote one of the local journalists.
Thanks to the skills of our OGC team member, Nice won 2-0 and is currently fourth in the table with 33 points. For Bułka, it was the fourth clean sheet in 19 Ligue 1 matches French league The Pole never sat on the bench. So far this season he has played a total of 24 games for the Nice team.