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THE POLISH PLAYER, WITHOUT A HITCH AGAINST ALAVÉS

Szczesny extends his unbeaten run with his third clean sheet of the season

Published:2/02/2025 - 19:10h

Updated:2/02/2025 - 21:13h

Wojciech Szczesny completed his second consecutive league match against Alavés and the first without conceding goals in the tournament. Additionally, the Polish player extends his winning streak with FC Barcelona

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FC Barcelona defeated Alavés this Sunday (1-0) with Wojciech Szczesny once again guarding the blue and claret goal. For the second consecutive league match, Hansi Flick opted for the Polish player in his lineup, a decision he confirmed in the pre-match press conference, stating that the '25' is, at this moment, the "number one" in the blue and claret goal. Well, the former Juventus goalkeeper responded to the coach's trust with his third clean sheet of the season, the first in LaLiga.

Szczesny had a very calm afternoon, as Alavés ended the match with only three off-target shots, none on target. The Warsaw native completed 26 of 31 passes (84%), with a total of 7 balls recovered. Previously, the '25' had managed to keep his goal clean against Barbastro (0-4 in the Copa del Rey) and against Athletic Club (0-2 in the Supercopa de España). In his league debut, he conceded one goal in the heavy defeat against Valencia (7-1).

Barcelona, 6 out of 7 victories with Szczesny in goal

Moreover, the victory against Alavés (1-0) was the sixth in seven appearances for Barça with Wojciech as a starter. The 34-year-old goalkeeper has conceded 8 goals in 7 matches, but maintains his unbeaten record in the blue and claret goal. Only Atalanta (2-2) has rescued points against the Catalans with the Pole on the field. Besides Barbastro, Athletic, and Valencia, Real Madrid (2-5) and Benfica (4-5) also failed to defeat the Catalans despite the team's defensive issues.

In this sense, the victory against the 'blanquiazul' team is great news for a Barcelona that returned to win a league match without conceding goals at home 4 months and 8 days later. Since the 1-0 against Getafe (on September 25), the blue and claret fans had not experienced a match without defensive scares at the Lluís Companys. The other two matches without conceding at home were in the Champions League (5-0 against Young Boys and 3-0 against Brest).