The FC Barcelona got the ticket for the grand finale of Spanish Supercup after losing the penalty shootout Real Betis (2-2, 2-4) and one of the great opponents of success is Marc ter Stegenwho continues to show a good level and confirms a great improvement in his game since the beginning of the season. Ter Stegen he was key with his saves to keep Barça in the game and in the end he confirmed that he is going through a good moment of form, something that helps the team Xavi Hernandez have more defensive strength.
“For a year I’ve been at a very good level, personally and physically, and in the end it’s also the work of every day. Every day I have an amazing team that makes me better every day and thinks about how to improve,” he said. Ter Stegenwhich so far this season has maintained the clean sheet in 12 out of 24 games which is disputed and the current one Zamora of LaLiga, with only six goals conceded. In addition, the German was chosen by Xavi and the coaching staff to take the bracelet after the withdrawal of Pique and he assumed these gallons in spades in these last games.
The excellent performance of Ter Stegen he is new Legs started after half an hour reacting quickly to stop a header pizza at the exit of a corner, and on the edge of the break he had the best intervention, appearing twice to stop shots from Rodri Y Luis Henrique. In the second half, he also had to use his repertoire of saves to save a long shot with ease man and pulled the reflexes to get a strong shot from Miranda in short stick to the goals of fekir Y Lorraine nothing more can be done but Ter Stegen ended his great game with a penalty shootout, stopping the last shots of Juanmi Y William Carvalhoand the German recalled his penalty shootout contest against Real Sociedad in the semifinals of the 2021 Super Cup.
At that time, Ter Stegen saved the first two penalties Baptist Y oyarzabal and put the blaugrana on the path to the final. Two batches with the German and two wins to enter the Super Cup final. The technician Xavi Hernandez He had no qualms about praising his goalkeeper’s excellent performance and pointed out that “with penalties you have to have a good goalkeeper to stop them. Ter Stegen took us to the final”.
Specific summer plan
After a disappointing last season, still dragging problems with his right knee where he underwent surgery in May 2021, Ter Stegen He took action on this, giving up playing in the Nations League with Germany, and in the summer he undertook a specific work plan with a personal trainer to strengthen his leg and helped him to gain power and explosiveness when moving through his stretches and jumps. The club’s medical services and the technical staff are very satisfied with the physical evolution of the goalkeeper last year and are confident that he will maintain his level until the end of the season. If Barça wants to choose titles, the performance of Ter Stegen should continue in the same vein
Source: La Verdad
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