From nerves to 'almost' miracle: This is how Iñaki Peña experienced his debut in 2023/2024

Iñaki Crag hoarded all the focuses in the visit of the FC Barcelona to the Ray Vallecano. In front of the lumbalgia of Marc-André ter Stegen, that keep him like doubt for the party against the Port wine, the guardameta formed in The Masia had his opportunity of gold in the visit to Vallecas, in which it signed his first titularity in what it goes of season. Had 'bad' luck and a debut agridulce by the feeling that it could have done more in the goal of Unai López with which the venues opened the marker in the 38'.

The one of Alicante, fruit of the nerves, lived a doubtful action when they went four minutes in the clock, in front of an approach of the Ray that had to resolve in two times and with the feeling of uncertainty. Iñigo Martínez accompanied him in the coverage and, from there, felt much more comfortable and attentive to the hour to move away the danger of his area. It had 'shaken' and showed a quite correct version, with good interventions in the lateral and special centres attention to the played from second line.

It could do something more in the goal of the Ray?

The only important asterisk to his performance has been the goal of the local team, that left quite 'touched' to all the team. And it is that, in the previous instant to the finish of Unai López from out of the area, Crag was covering a shot of Trejo that cleared Iñigo Martínez. The direction of the shot was to the right stick, opposite to where had launched . When it had tried to clear, it escaped him by millimetres.

It was a 'almost' miracle by part of the goalkeeper of Alicante, but remained short. Back to this, did not have to take part a lot. In the second part, the Ray Vallecano had very little presence in the rival area and Iñaki had the opportunity to be comfortable and without a lot of interventions. The result was against and to the Barça cost him, more than the account, generate occasions, but neither suffered backwards.

Full confidence of the Barça in Iñaki Crag

The guardameta has surpassed the proof and is prepared for his more than possible titularity against the Port wine, this Tuesday from the 21:00 hours in the fifth day of the phase of groups of the Champions League. Marc-André ter Stegen still is doubt for the party in Montjuïc and, if necessary, Crag will have to go out like titling.