The story of everything that happened in Da Luz Stadium This will be labeled as a football delusion. And rightly so. Some, the Benfica, went from euphoria and loud laughter at their rival’s mistakes to the nightmare of a match ending that they will not forget for a long time. Others, Barça’s, went through the horror of an inexplicable first half and the epic of a crazy stoppage time comeback. And in all this indescribable hubbub, the proper name of Szczesnyundoubtedly the protagonist of everything that happened, for bad and, above all, for good, that he had.
The spotlight on the Polish goalkeeper fell the day before when Hansi Flick It already indicated its ownership. In Poland, they confirmed it a few hours before the meeting. His patrons applauded the decision without suspecting what would come soon after. The beginning showed defensive dysfunctions.
The 1-0 came after an intolerable collective passivity that allowed the 1-0 of Pavlidis two minutes later, but the worst, the most terrible, would come shortly after Lewandowski’s equalizer. An unspeakable departure Szczesny at 2-1 in the middle of the field, late and bad, huge bucket, It was Benfica’s second goal at will with an empty net. 3-1 is a penalty Szczesny The pictures do not allow us to know whether or not he touched the striker.
His misfortune worsened at 4-2 with a cross from the left to be blocked but Araujo He deflected the ball into the net. The summary of that miserable moment: a mistake and a gift in the first, a maximum penalty in the second and an own goal in the third.
Such a record would sink any player, but not a 34-year-old goalkeeper with the experience and mentality of Szczesny. He is not, capable of rising up and doing the unbelievable. And his madness is the career explosion of Maria said getting a miraculous leg and a final approach from Barreiro that was dropped with the glove. It was injury time and his refusal resulted in a 4-5 that no one will forget. Neither was he, of course. Simplifying chaos
Source: La Verdad
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