Less than two weeks before the departure of the Europa League quarterfinals between Barça and the Eintracht Frankfurtthe goalkeepers of both teams, Marc-Andre Ter Stegen and Kevin Trapp the minutes were shared in the friendly between Germany and Israel, with victory for the Teutonic team (2-0) with goals from Havertz and Werner in the first half. the selector, Hansi Flickalready confirmed in the press conference prior to the duel that each one would play a part and the azulgrana was chosen to play the first 45 minutes.
After the break, it was the former PSG player, present in the historic Barça comeback of 6-1 at the Camp Nou in 2017, and who had not played with his team for a year and a half – his last game was against Spain (1-1 ) in September 2020-, the one who played under the sticks. And he did it too, becoming the protagonist, since he saved the penalty shot from Cohen in added time (94′), thus keeping the ‘Mannschaft’ goal clean. A warning for those of Xavi, in case of having any maximum penalty in favor.
The next commitment Germany will be tall, this coming Tuesday in amsterdam against the Netherlands (8:45 p.m.). A duel in which everything indicates that he will be the Bayern Munich goalkeeper, Manuel Neuer, who will play as a starter. Opposite could have two azulgrana, like Frenkie de Jong and Memphis Depay.
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