– Gavi's goal from the 17th minute in the halffinal Super Cup Spain against Athletic Bilbao was a summary of FC Barcelona's good start to the match, but later the rivals came to the fore, threatening Wojciech Szczęsny's goal. Luckily team Hansi Flick also made an impressive start in the second 45 minutes, which resulted in a goal by Lamine Yamala. There should have been more goals for Barca, but he played a very poor match Robert Lewandowski – reported by Sport.pl journalist Filip Modrzejewski.
Will Szczęsny replace Pena? “If We Had to”
FC Barcelona finally defeated Athletic Bilbao 2-0 and advanced to the final of the Spanish Super Cup, and Wojciech Szczęsny played between the posts of the Catalan team for the second match in a row. What's more, he kept a clean sheet again.
No wonder that the debate has flared up again due to the good performance of the Polish goalkeeper. Who should be Barcelona's starting goalkeeper given the ongoing injury of Marc-Andre ter Stegen? So far, Inaki Pena has not disappointed Hansi Flick, but when Szczęsny got the chance, he also performed flawlessly.
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– The fact that the player arrives a minute later shows me that the preparations before the match are not correct. Mentally, this player, although he can prepare in advance, is not 100% ready, so I think it is very good – said journalist Lluis Carreras, quoted by Cadena Ser. He was, of course, referring to reports that Szczęsny played at Penia's expense in the Spanish Super Cup because he was late for the briefing. Carreras noted that Pena, in his opinion, does not provide such security between the posts.
Will Szczęsny play in the final against the winner of the Real Madrid – Mallorca match? Experts point out that Barcelona's game is different from the way they play RomaJuventus and Arsenal – Szczęsny's previous clubs. Journalist Sique Rodriguez, in turn, believes that the discussion between the choice of Barcelona's goalkeeper is only caused by Ter Stegen's injury.
– If we had to plan the next season, we wouldn't plan it with Inaki Pena and Szczęsny as starters – he summed up.
FC Barcelona is waiting for its opponent in the final of the Spanish Super Cup. On Thursday evening, Real Madrid will play against Mallorca in the second semi-final.