Inaki Pena stepped up and shone on the grasses of the Santiago Bernabeu final weekend to assist Barcelona to a 4-0 win in opposition to Actual Madrid.
The Spanish goalkeeper was below stress with followers calling for Wojciech Szczesny to interchange him within the beginning lineup, however Hansi Flick retained religion in him and he delivered ends in some fashion.
Pena was sensational in opposition to Los Blancos, making a surreal save within the first half to disclaim Jude Bellingham and blocking Kylian Mbappe’s possibilities on a number of events.
True stage proven
As revealed in a latest report by SPORT, Pena is delighted together with his efficiency and high quality in opposition to Actual Madrid and feels he’s nearer than ever to his finest.
The La Masia graduate has all the time identified that his stage was what he proved on Saturday evening, however what he was missing was common sport time and the supervisor’s religion. Granted each below Flick, it’s not shocking that he performed a blinder in Madrid.
Inaki Pena was wonderful in El Clasico. (Photograph by David Ramos/Getty Photos)
The report additionally furthers that the 25-year-old is conserving his mentality the identical regardless of the consequence on the sphere and thus is unperturbed by whether or not the crew loses or not.
Contractual state of affairs
Pena’s present contract with Barcelona runs till the summer time of 2026 and the participant is blissful together with his present state of affairs.
Barcelona are but to contact the participant over a renewal proposal however are planning to provoke discussions over a brand new deal within the coming months.
Nonetheless, neither celebration is in a rush to take action, particularly as a result of the participant needs to give attention to the season in hand till then.
If Pena can retain the identical stage of performances week in and week out, he’ll seemingly maintain on to the beginning place this season and can solely presumably lose it as soon as Ter Stegen is again. Any slip-up, nevertheless, will open the door for Szczesny.