A big mistake in a special game: National goalkeeper Marc-Andre ter Stegen made a nasty faux pas in FC Barcelona’s 4:2 (1:2) win against FC Valencia. A day before his 32nd birthday, ter Stegen rushed out of his goal in the 27th minute but didn’t hit the ball properly. Hugo Duro was able to effortlessly slot into the empty goal to make it 1-1.
After a 1-2 deficit, Robert Lewandowski turned the game around with three goals (49th/82nd/90th+3). With the win, Barça maintained second place in LaLiga. League leaders Real Madrid are already eleven points ahead with five games to go before the end of the season.
For ter Stegen, the encounter was a special one despite his dropout. With 408 appearances, he is the foreign player with the second most games for Barça, the former Mönchengladbacher catching up with the Brazilian Dani Alves. Only Argentinian world champion Lionel Messi played more games as a foreigner for Barça, and with 778 appearances he is probably uncatchable.
Robert Lewandowski scores a hat-trick
After Fermin’s lead (22′), Barça initially fell behind thanks to Duro and Pepelu (38′, penalty kick). Because Valencia goalkeeper Giorgi Mamardashvili also made a mistake and was shown red for a handball outside the penalty area (45th + 4), the Catalans came back: Lewandowski first scored twice after a corner from Ilkay Gündogan before scoring the final point with a free kick.
2024-04-29 21:53:06
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