Ter Stegen smiles: He equalises his record of unbeatable with the Barça

One of the few positive notes of the Barça-Athletic was the fact to leave the goal to zero by fifth consecutive party in LaLiga Santander 2019-20, thing that has allowed to Marc-André ter Stegen equalise his best series of imbatibilidad since it is goalkeeper of the Barcelona group. The German archer, that did not have to take part too further of some punctual stop, accumulates already 450 minutes followed without receiving a goal.

It kept the goal to zero in front of Real Sociedad (1-0), in the last party before the confinement, and against Mallorca (0-4), Leganés (2-0), Seville (0-0) and Athletic Club (1-0) once restarted the competition. It is a good series in general lines for the Barça, that only has yielded a tie in these five parties and besides has found backwards the fortress that had been missing him in all the season 2019-20.

In spite of the grey game that follows impregnating to the team of Setién, still without showing all his competitive level, can say that the block has improved in defence with the arrival of the Cantabrian technician. The group culé has won in balance and intensity, especially without the balloon, thing that allows him accumulate more possession that antaño and leave dominate less by the rivals.

All this benefits to a Ter Stegen that it has to lidiar with less danger in his area that in the first compasses of the season. It fits to remember that the last goal received by the archer germano was the second of the last Classical against the Real Madrid (2-0), work of Mariano in time added (90+2). And, in case of not receiving any goal in front of the Celtic, the Saturday 27 in Balaídos (17.00 hours), will fulfil his best series of imbatibilidad in the Barça.

Ter Stegen Follows improving his registers

Until the day of today, his best series in the Barcelona club had been in the course 2017-18, when it chained also four parties followed without fitting: Barça-Betis (2-0), Alavés-Barça (0-2), Barça-Espanyol (5-0) and Barça-Juventus (3-0) of Champions League. The series finished in the Getafe-Barça (1-2), when it beat it Gaku Shibasaki with a big shot from out of the area.

In general lines, Ter Stegen adds already at all less than 228 official parties with the T-shirt of the FC Barcelona, of which has won 163, empatado 40 and stray 25. In them it has received 206 goals (to an average of 0,9 by meeting), and has left his goal to zero (clean sheet) in 98 occasions, what means that after the next parties in front of Celtic and Athletic could arrive to the hundred if it follows with his good series.