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Getafe 0-2 Barcelona: 4 talking points | LaLiga 2019/2020

Modified Oct 01, 2019 04:35 GMT

#3 Marc-Andre ter Stegen makes history

While his status as Manuel Neuer's understudy in the German national team might not reflect it, on current form, Marc-Andre ter Stegen is one of the best goalkeepers in the world.

The 27-year-old possesses razor-sharp reflexes, excellent handling and is a commanding presence in the box, while his technique on the ball also means he is adept with the ball at his feet.

Against Getafe, the former Borussia Monchengladbach man was one of the stars of the show, and his performance between the sticks played a key role in ensuring that Barcelona left Madrid with all three points.

He starred with six saves on the night to keep Barcelona in the lead, but his most telling contribution came in the 41st minute when he lunged a long ball over the top of the Getafe defence.

Barcelona striker Luis Suarez was on hand to lob the ball over David Soria to put the visitors 1-0 up.

With the assist, ter Stegen wrote his name into the record books as the first Barcelona keeper to record an assist in the 21st century and this serves as further proof of the genuinity of his claim to be Germany's number one.

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