Spectacular stuff
Barcelona’s protection retains on impressing this season and hit a brand new excessive on Wednesday towards Real Betis in La Liga.
The guests might have didn’t maintain a clear sheet, with Jules Kounde scoring an personal aim, however it’s nonetheless solely the seventh aim the staff have conceded within the league in 2022-23.
Certainly Barca’s defensive report on the midway stage of the season is their finest ever.
Barca’s earlier finest after 19 video games was eight targets conceded, which the Catalan giants managed again in 1986-87 when a sure Terry Venables was on the helm.
It’s not fairly the most effective the Spanish prime flight has ever seen although. That honor goes to Deportivo La Coruna who managed to concede simply six targets after 19 video games in 1993-94.
Barca’s protection helps maintain Xavi’s facet prime of the desk and heading in the right direction for the title, whereas goalkeeper Marc-Andre ter Stegen is in good condition to carry the Zamora Trophy for the primary time in his profession.