Andriy Lunin signed his great performance of the season, in his debut in a qualifying round of Champions Leaguewhere he made nine saves to keep his clean sheet on a day where he was confirmed as the starting goalkeeper for the Carlo Ancelotti in two competitions where the real Madrid.
The Italian coach has opted, leaving the rotation and doubt, for Luna in LaLiga EA Sports, and only this Tuesday remained in doubt to find out if in ‘Champions‘, as he did in his first period at Real Madrid, he took over as goalkeeper; but he chose to continue between the sticks.
AND Luna he responded emphatically. Nine stops in 90 minutes equal, in number, to those made by the Belgian Thibaut Courtois in the final of Champions League of 2022 against Liverpool.
Those nine are the record by a goalkeeper for the white team, and on Tuesday they were matched by a Luna who signed his second clean sheet in a row; yes, with other days. If you have not received any shots in front of Girona to stop everything he received Leipzig.
And it’s not just a stop. Two of them of great merit, hand in hand Benjamin Sesko. And in two important moments: in the tenth minute, clearing with his legs, and in the 81st minute with a strong hand down that kept the score at 0-1 at the end.
A Luna which made the night bittersweet for one of the emerging figures of Leipzig and European football as sex. In a one-on-one situation and in anticipation, quickly left the area and made the right move with his feet to avoid another clear goal-scoring action.
He is also confident in the aerial game that Ancelotti insists so much, as he did at the start of the clash, highlighting it as a key point from which to perform perfectly to get the victory. In total, three fist clearances, forced, to ward off danger.
A very clean performance by Lunin that certainly gives him the keys to Real Madrid’s goal ownership.
Furthermore, the Ukrainian was the star of a goal disallowed against Leipzig in the second minute, after the referee determined that Mohamed Simakan, who was offside, had disturbed him during a kick-off.
“There is a corner. I grabbed it with my fist, but a player was with me without objecting to the ball and it bothered me. It can be interpreted as a foul,” explained Lunin after a match where he imitated Courtois and established him in the position.
Source: La Verdad
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