Barcelona goalkeeper Wojciech Szczesny has clarify how he knew precisely which manner Actual Madrid ahead Kylian Mbappe would shoot for his saved penalty in final week’s El Clasico.
Actual Madrid gained an ill-tempered sport in opposition to their rivals 2-1 on the Santiago Bernabeu in a match which the hosts dominated, with Mbappe and Jude Bellingham on track both facet of a Fermin Lopez objective.
Szczesny, who got here in for the injured Joan Garcia for the sport, did his finest to maintain Barca within the gane with a string of saved, together with one from 12-yards in opposition to Mbappe.
The Polish stopper appropriately guessed that the France captain would shoot to low and left and maintain his workforce in with an opportunity of salvaging the sport.
Explaining his pre-match rituals on the subject of saving spotkicks, Szczesny stated in an interview with the Blaugrana: “I research rather a lot. Earlier than every match, I watch the final 20 penalties taken by the 2 or three most important penalty takers.
“Typically you choose up data throughout their careers. Some shoot otherwise relying on the second within the match or the rating. I attempt to have as a lot data as doable.”
Requested how he knew which manner the celebrity ahead would go, he added: “It was fairly apparent, he scored the final penalty like that.
“I used to be feeling assured, I knew he’d select the identical facet. Then you definitely simply have to hope you get to the ball.”
