Ter Stegen has been a real wall when he plays at Camp Nou

Ter Stegen has been one of the main reasons for the great season the Barcelona is doing in the Spanish Championship. The German goalkeeper spent 19 of 25 matches without being leaked. In addition, he has not conceded a goal at the Camp Nou with the ball rolling since last season, in the game against Villarreal.

😎 @mterstegen1 already @LaLigaBRA:

⚽️ 25 matches played
🔒 19 games without conceding goals
🛡️ 8 goals conceded pic.twitter.com/qGQUWOYVDG

— FC Barcelona (@fcbarcelona_br) March 14, 2023

Away from home, the goalkeeper has also performed at a high level, guaranteeing important results for Barça – which leads La Liga with 65 points, nine ahead of its rival Real Madrid. In all, there were 51 defenses made in the season, with a mark of 86.4% of shots that went to the goal defended, which gives the average of one defense every 44 minutes.

The season in which, at this point, Ter Stegen had the fewest goals conceded is 2017-2018. However, the goalkeeper ended the year with a total of 28 balls in his nets.

Barcelona has the best defense in the competition, with only eight goals conceded (11 more than the other two teams with the least leaks: Real Madrid and Atlético de Madrid). However, the Catalan team faces a very difficult test ahead, as their next opponent is Real – the best attack in the league with 50 goals – at Camp Nou, this Sunday, at 5 pm (Brasília time).

What can worry fans is the fact that the Madrid rival was the club that scored the most goals for Barça this season in La Liga. There were three (Benzema, Valverde and Rodrygo) in the first round match, which ended 3-1 for the meringues.

On the other hand, the Barcelona comes from two consecutive victories against Real Madrid: one in the Spanish Super Cup, by 3-1, and the other by the Copa del Rey, by 1-0. weekend important.