Barça goalie Ter Stegen is back to zero

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Miraculously saved: Ter Stegen destroys Getafe’s 100% Mayoral.

At this rate, the eyes of all goalies will shine: Marc-André ter Stegen remains in the FC Barcelona box on Sunday evening for the 13th time in 17 league games in the current season without conceding a goal!

The German national goalkeeper doesn’t often have to intervene on a successful Barça evening – but once his whole class is needed. When the score was 1-0, the 30-year-old ironed a hair-raising back pass from teammate Pedri straight into the opponent’s feet. Ter Stegen saves miraculously against Getafe striker Mayoral (41st).

Ter Stegen saves the winning goal scorer

Exactly this Pedri gave Barça the lead six minutes earlier after Raphinha served him with a remarkable pass (35th). Six minutes later, he knows exactly what hit it: when Pedri sees the consequences of his back pass, he puts his hands in front of his face. Then Ter Stegen saves him.

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As good as Barça keeps tight at the back, the LaLiga leader is harmless against Getafe up front. That also has something to do with the fact that striker Robert Lewandowski (13 goals in 15 games) has to look through the suspension.

Barça celebrate a 1-0 win against relegation-prone Getafe. So it is already clear on Sunday evening before arch-rivals Real Madrid (Bilbao – Real, 9 p.m.) that the Catalans will start the new week as leaders with a cushion. (str)