Barcelona have kept the door open for extending Wojciech Szczesny’s contract, as revealed by SPORT. This unexpected development comes at a crucial time for the club, where the goalkeeper situation
Hansi Flick is keeping Wojciech Szczesny in goal for the final match of the league phase of the Champions League on Wednesday. Iñaki Peña had been Barcelona's starter since Marc-André ter Stegen sustained a serious knee injury last year,
The debate surrounding the goalkeeper position at FC Barcelona was seemingly settled this past weekend when Hansi Flick and his coaching staff made the decision to go with Wojciech Szczesny over
Barcelona have already secured their spot in the last-16 stage of the Champions League, sitting second in the overall table, picking up 18 points from their seven matches, with only Liverpool performing better in the competition.
Barcelona coach Hansi Flick has said picking Wojciech Szczęsny ahead of Iñaki Peña was one of the toughest decisions of his career.
Hansi Flick is keeping Wojciech Szczesny in goal for the final match of the league phase of the Champions League on Wednesday.Inaki Pena had been Barcelona's starter since Marc-Andre ter Stegen sustained a serious knee injury last year,
Wojciech Szczesny has been under the microscope in recent weeks after his disappointing Champions League performance for Barcelona against Benfica. The Polish goalkeeper gifted two goals to the
Following the season-ending injury to Marc-Andre ter Stegen, Inaki Pena stepped in as the first-choice goalkeeper for Barcelona this season and did a solid job for the most part.Despite the arrival
Wojciech Szczesny’s performance against Atalanta mirrored his struggles in previous matches with Barcelona, including games against Barbastro, Athletic Club, Real Madrid, Benfica, and
“Inaki (Pena) is our number one goalkeeper and I’m happy with him,” Hansi Flick said on September 25, a few days after Marc-Andre ter Stegen — the starting goalkeeper for more than a decade — was seriously injured with a complete rupture of the patellar tendon in his right knee.
Atalanta hope Mateo Retegui and Charles De Ketelaere can upset Barcelona to snatch direct access to the Champions League Round of 16. It kicks off at the Estadi Olimpic Lluis Companys at 20.00 GMT, as Camp Nou is undergoing reconstruction work.
Sitting second in the UEFA Champions League table, Barcelona hope to secure not only a Round of 16 bye but a top-four position as they meet Serie A side Atalanta in their league-phase finale.