Iñaki Peña presents his candidacy at his premiere at the Camp Nou

Inaki Pena (22 years old) had been the third goalkeeper of the first team for two and a half seasons Barcelona. He trained with Ter Stegen, Cillessen o Neto, but it did not make its official debut. What’s more, yesterday the man from Alicante played his first match at the Camp Nou, although much to his regret it was as a rival. “The toughest and the most special,” Peña said in the preview. Iñaki knew that they would demand of him, but he also took it as a way of vindicating himself. Xavi he let him go in January so that he would have minutes in professional football because in the summer Koeman deprived him of going out to the Granada, who ended up signing Maximiano. They informed him that they only gave him six months. There was no purchase option because they wanted him back in July to be the second goalkeeper.

But despite the promise, important sources in the club did not hide on Tuesday the information advanced by MD on February 11: The Barça tracks the market to incorporate a new goalkeeper to compete with Ter Stegen, which – for now – remains untouchable. Despite this, the youth squad is included in the shortlist, who yesterday showed off against Laporta, Mateu Alemany and Jordi Cruyff. And before all the Barcelona fans. What’s more, many Catalans discovered that a guaranteed goalkeeper comes up from below.

Under-21 International, Inaki Penawho had rhythm because he was playing with the subsidiary, has been a starter in all the games with the Galatasaray since he signed the last week of January. Playing six games, even when Nando Muslera, Uruguayan international and captain of the Galatasaraywhere is an institution.

Before him BarcelonaIn addition, he completed his best game. It was the first game where he managed to keep a clean sheet. In the previous five matches he had conceded eight goals, although his performances were more than remarkable and he had already achieved the record for saves in a single match. In fact, he had only lost the last match before visiting the Camp Nou (before they tied two and won another two).

Against him Barça brightness. In the first half he produced two spectacular hands to save two shots from Memphis. Especially good was the second stop, where he flew to the far post. After the break, he continued to convey confidence and security and spread the game with his excellent footwork. And he also took several shots, the clearest a header from Busquets where he put the tips of his fingers to avoid the goal. It was the confirmation that Barça also has great goalkeepers in the quarry. You just need to give them confidence and bet on them. As they have done in Turkey.

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