{"id":61680,"date":"2025-10-26T18:55:00","date_gmt":"2025-10-26T17:55:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/weisetech.dev\/fc-barcelona-noticias\/en\/szczesny-outstanding-pole-stopped-penalty-from-mbappe_315120_102\/"},"modified":"2025-10-26T18:55:00","modified_gmt":"2025-10-26T17:55:00","slug":"szczesny-outstanding-pole-stopped-penalty-from-mbappe_315120_102","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.fcbarcelonanoticias.com\/en\/laliga\/szczesny-outstanding-pole-stopped-penalty-from-mbappe_315120_102.html","title":{"rendered":"Szczesny outstanding! The Pole shines by saving a penalty from Mbapp\u00e9 in the Classic"},"content":{"rendered":"

Wojciech Szczesny completed a great match in his first Cl\u00e1sico as a starter at the Santiago Bernab\u00e9u. The Pole made 7 saves, including a penalty to Kylian Mbapp\u00e9 in the second half<\/h2> \r\n
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FC Barcelona<\/strong> was saved from a very dubious penalty after a handball by Eric Garc\u00eda<\/strong> inside the area thanks to Wojciech Szczesny<\/strong>. In the 52nd minute, the Pole stopped the shot taken by Kylian Mbapp\u00e9<\/strong> with a spectacular swat<\/a>, guessing the side chosen by Real Madrid’s ’10’.<\/p>

The Frenchman had taken advantage of the two penalties he had previously been awarded in the tournament. However, this time his usual crossed shot was authoritatively saved by ‘Tek’. The experienced goalkeeper had not saved a penalty since March 2024<\/strong>, with Juventus, and had already suffered a ‘Kiki’ penalty in the last Cl\u00e1sico played in Montju\u00efc.<\/p>

Szczesny’s great match without reward against Real Madrid<\/h2>

Although he couldn’t keep a clean sheet, Szczesny completed a great match at the Bernab\u00e9u, with 9 saves that prevented a greater difference in the result<\/strong>. In the first half, the ’25’ appeared to neutralize shots from Dean Huijsen, Vinicius, and Bellingham. Towards the end, he also contained two shots from Rodrygo without problems.<\/p>

Unfortunately, the Pole’s good performance was not enough to prevent Barcelona’s defeat in the Cl\u00e1sico (2-1)<\/a>. The absences due to injury (7) and the controversial refereeing, as expected, by C\u00e9sar Soto Grado, cleared the way to victory for a Madrid that is now 5 points ahead of the ‘cul\u00e9s’.<\/p>

Real Madrid Benefited from Penalties Again in El Cl\u00e1sico<\/h2>

The penalty for Eric Garc\u00eda’s handball, moreover, was the 43rd awarded to the ‘Casa Blanca’ in Cl\u00e1sicos<\/strong>. Of these, the Madridistas only missed 6, a record that makes Szczesny’s save even more remarkable. In fact, since 2008 (Samuel Eto’o), no player had missed a penalty in a Bar\u00e7a-Madrid match.<\/p>

The Catalans, on the other hand, have had 31 penalties in their favor against ‘Los Blancos’, with only 4 misses (the last one, by the Cameroonian forward). In fact, of the last 8 penalties awarded in Cl\u00e1sicos, only 1 was in favor of the ‘Cul\u00e9s’<\/strong> (scored by Lewandowski in the 2025 Spanish Super Cup).<\/p>

Before the match against Bar\u00e7a, the last Real player to miss a penalty kick had been Emilio Butrague\u00f1o<\/strong>, on June 8, 1991. Andoni Zubizarreta<\/strong> saved ‘El Buitre’s’ shot that day at the Bernab\u00e9u. That day there was also a narrow victory for the Whites (1-0) with a goal from Adolfo Aldana in the 47th minute.<\/p>