Wojciech Szczesny made his UEFA Champions League debut for FC Barcelona final evening towards SL Benfica and endured a horrid begin.
The 34-year-old Pole, chosen forward of Inaki Pena, was liable for two of the three targets that Benfica scored within the first interval at Estadio da Luz, along with his decision-making letting the crew down large time.
Szczesny did go on to redeem himself considerably with essential saves within the remaining phases of the match to assist Barça safe a 4-5 comeback win.
Not trying again
Chatting with the media after the match, Szczesny selected to not replicate on his error-ridden show however as an alternative expressed optimism about what Barcelona can obtain within the the rest of the season.
“I don’t wish to look again as a result of there’s nonetheless an extended strategy to go within the Champions League. There are implausible groups and we should be at our greatest degree if we wish to be aggressive,” mentioned Szczesny, as quoted by Mundo Deportivo.
Speaking about his time thus far at Barça, having come out of retirement to signal for the Catalans, the 34-year-old added:
“These final six months have been fairly a problem for me, however I can say that I’m very pleased with the choice to return to Barcelona.”
Cubarsi: ‘It’s the craziest match I’ve ever lived’
Cubarsi was a part of the Barcelona crew that beat Benfica. (Picture by Angel Martinez/Getty Photos)
Barcelona’s 18-year-old defender Pau Cubarsi described the Champions League match towards Benfica on Tuesday, as “the craziest” match he has ever skilled.
“We’re all very pleased as a result of we pulled out the soul we had inside,” mentioned Cubarsi, as quoted by MD.
Reflecting on the match at Lisbon’s Estadio da Luz, he emphasised that “it was vital to win” so as to obtain the purpose of qualifying instantly for the final 16.
Concerning the altercation within the tunnel between the 2 groups after the match, the place Raphinha claimed to have been insulted, Cubarsi acknowledged that he didn’t see something as he was the primary to enter and targeted solely on celebrating the victory.