Barcelona veteran three steps away from historic membership report achieved solely by 5 gamers

Wojciech Szczesny has been proving each doubter incorrect since becoming a member of FC Barcelona. Introduced in as an emergency substitute following Marc-Andre ter Stegen’s harm, the 34-year-old needed to wait till January for his debut however has not seemed again since then.

It solely took him a few video games to interchange Inaki Pena as Hansi Flick’s most popular starter in objective throughout Ter Stegen’s absence and his impression ever since has been telling.

In spite of everything, with Szczesny in objective, Barcelona are but to lose a single recreation. Past outcomes, his authority, management, and consistency have introduced stability to the workforce.

On the cusp of attaining historical past

Now, as highlighted by Mundo Deportivo, Szczesny is on the verge of becoming a member of one of the unique golf equipment of gamers in Barcelona’s historical past.

The Polish goalkeeper, who is predicted to signal a renewal, is at present 17 video games unbeaten since his debut, a milestone that solely eight gamers in Barça’s historical past have reached.

Szczesny is now solely three video games away from reaching 20 unbeaten matches since his debut, a feat solely 5 gamers have achieved within the membership’s historical past – Albert Celades, Cesc Fabregas, Paulinho, Philippe Coutinho, and the legendary Johan Cruyff.

Impactful. (Photograph by David Ramos/Getty Photographs)

Previous to the win in opposition to Osasuna on Thursday, Szczesny was on a 16-game unbeaten streak since debut – a report shared by 11 gamers.

Three of these fell quick on the seventeenth recreation – Vitor Bahia and Giovanni misplaced to Athletic Membership at San Mames in 1996, and Pepe Reina suffered the identical destiny years later.

Szczesny has now surpassed them and is now three steps away from becoming a member of an elite membership of gamers together with the legendary Cruyff.

Szczesny might attain the unique 20-game unbeaten membership if Barcelona keep away from defeat in opposition to Girona and Actual Betis in La Liga and in opposition to Atletico Madrid within the Copa del Rey semi-final second leg.

The final word benchmark is Fabregas’ unimaginable run of 30 video games undefeated within the 2011/12 season.