The FC Barcelona has in Wojciech Szczesny its lucky charm this 2025. Since his debut in the Cup against Barbastro (0-4), the Polish goalkeeper has accumulated 13 matches unbeaten and 7 games without conceding goals, 4 of them in LaLiga. This Sunday, the '25' had a quiet afternoon in the rout of the culés against Real Sociedad (4-0), where he once again kept his goal clean in a match where he hardly had any work to do.
The Pole started the match against the Donostiarras watching as they took the lead on the scoreboard with a goal from Sergio Gómez, which was disallowed for a clear offside. After this scare, and following the expulsion of Aritz Elustondo, the goalkeeper was a luxury spectator of the azulgrana triumph, as the visitors did not shoot even once on goal.
Szczesny, the talisman of Barça
In this way, 'Tek' extended his unbeaten run with Barça and added another clean sheet to his record. In the 13 matches he has played with the blaugrana jersey, the player is still unbeaten, with a record of 11 wins and 2 draws (against Atalanta in the Champions League and Atlético de Madrid in the Copa del Rey), including a full set of victories in LaLiga.
Moreover, Szczesny has kept his net clean in seven matches this season, four of them in the six matches he has played in LaLiga. In fact, three of these four clean sheets have come consecutively in the last three matches of the culés in the league championship, so the Pole is only getting better.
Wojciech Szczesny's clean sheets at FC Barcelona:
- January 4: UD Barbastro 0-4 FC Barcelona (round of 16 of the Copa del Rey, in Barbastro).
- January 8: Athletic Club 0-2 FC Barcelona (semifinals of the Supercopa de España, in Jeddah).
- February 2: FC Barcelona 1-0 Alavés (matchday 22 of LaLiga, in Montjuïc).
- February 6: Valencia 0-5 FC Barcelona (quarterfinals of the Copa del Rey, in Mestalla).
- February 16: FC Barcelona 1-0 Rayo Vallecano (matchday 24 of LaLiga, in Montjuïc).
- February 22: UD Las Palmas 0-2 FC Barcelona (matchday 25 of LaLiga, in Gran Canaria).
- March 2: FC Barcelona 4-0 Real Sociedad (matchday 26 of LaLiga, in Montjuïc).
📊 Wojciech Szczesny
- Matches: 13
- Clean sheets: 7
- Goals conceded: 13
- Minutes played: 1,136
Thus, the statistics continue to accompany 'Tek' in a debate that seems increasingly settled. Wojciech's starting position was in question a couple of weeks ago, as the sudden 'benching' of Iñaki Peña was heavily criticized after the good performances of the Alicante player while he was under the three posts of the culé goal.
However, Flick maintained his bet on the Pole and time has proven him right, as the goalkeeper seems to have found the level of consistency he needed to reconnect with his best form and the security he conveys to the team from the back is likely to be key in this decisive stretch of the season.