The goalkeeper shone again and put the lock on his goal for the third time this year
His version at this start of the season recalls the best of his best times as a Blaugrana
Uploaded in the DeLorean and accompanied by Doc, Ter Stegen is going back five years. A time when he had his whole future ahead of him and was running among the best goalkeepers in the world. A time that was beginning to be dark, but his individualities saved the group one weekend after another. Happy times for the Teuton. Before his discomfort in his right knee woke up.
This season has started off sweet. After two operations on the -damn- right knee, Ter Stegen has had his first summer free of the last three. The discomfort has been mitigating and confidence has been returning. The best version of him is again demonstrated under the sticks and Barça begins to grow from behind, from German security.
At the Sánchez-Pizjuán he was again essential to return to Barcelona with the three points under his arm. He was especially attentive in a saving hand to En-Nesyri, avoiding the local goal. Although the referee annulled the Moroccan striker’s offside move.
Marc-André signed four stops in the Andalusian capital, the same as against Real Sociedad in Donosti. To highlight the one that stopped the tireless David Silva. He made two saves against Rayo Vallecano and another two against Real Valladolid. In these first four games he has only conceded one goal: Isak at Anoeta.
Goalkeeper ‘top’ records
With an average of 0.25 goals conceded per game, he has one of the best records in the major European leagues, tied with Rui Patricio of Roma., who has also conceded a goal in four games. In the League we find Unai Simón and Geronimo Rulli who have not yet conceded a goal, but have not yet played the fourth day of the domestic competition.
This has only just begun, but everything seems to indicate that the goalkeeper’s records will far exceed those achieved during recent campaigns. In terms of numbers, last year was the worst for the Teuton: 57 goals conceded in 50 games. He collected the ball from the back of the net 50 times in the 2020/21 and 2019/20 seasons. Numbers far removed from those that one of the best goalkeepers in the world can sign.