Trapp does not forget the martyrdom

Luis Enrique

came out of the bench like a madman and began to run the band.

climbed on a billboard to be elevated above mortals.

A mountain of teammates fell on

who wanted to hug him, kiss him, or just touch him for having scored an iconic goal for Barcelona's history.

There were fans who burst into tears, because coming back to PSG 4-0 in the first leg with a 6-1 (including three goals in the last seven minutes) was beyond all logic, including refereeing.

And while all this was happening, nobody noticed the loneliness of goalkeeper

(Merzig, Germany, 1990).

She was left alone in the area without reacting.

With a lost look and arms akimbo.

Perhaps already aware that that night, in which he conceded six goals from the seven shots on goal that he received, he would mark his career.

He lost his job at PSG and, a year later, he had to return to Eintracht Frankfurt, where he still tries to forget.

"I lived three wonderful years in Paris. There is only one game that I try not to remember, the one at the Camp Nou with PSG. The problem is that everyone talks to me about the same thing."

"I've been trying to forget for years, but I always remember it."

Trapp has been repeating these kinds of statements since then like a litany, aware that a goalkeeper is never able to walk away from trauma.

Stops, great performances and even lost prestige can return, but not redemption.

"

he once said that between 70% and 80% of what a goalkeeper is is in his head", Trapp told the German network ARD a few days ago. And he is on it. In the meantime, and just in case, he continues to take care his hobbies, the two little jumps with his right foot when entering the field, and that no one touches his gloves, which he himself brings from home to the stadium.

Although his status is not the same as when PSG decided to pay Eintracht 9.5 million euros for him to compete with

and

- "he is a modern goalkeeper, one of the best in the world", he came to ensure coach

-, things have been going well for Trapp for a long time.

Last season was decisive for Eintracht to finish fifth in the Bundesliga.

And although this course his team is paying too much for both his inconsistency and the departure of striker

-Eintracht is only ninth, 39 points behind Bayern-, his career in the Europa League is being unblemished.

The team coached by Austrian

They haven't lost this season in the continental tournament (four wins and three draws) and they just left Betis out after showing off at Villamarín and later scoring a goal at home in the last minute of extra time.

This Barcelona to which

has restored sanity and capable of threading six wins in the League appears this Thursday in the historic and spirited Waldstadion in Frankfurt -now Deutsche Bank Park- on its firm path to a title that it does not have in its showcases.

In fact, of the remaining survivors in the tournament, only Eintracht won the UEFA Cup once (1979-80), their greatest continental success.

Duel with Ter Stegen

However, Eintracht, a dynamic team that grows from an expansive 3-2-4-1 and enjoys holding on to the delicate left boot of Serbian

, prefer to look ahead rather than watch their back.

Trapp, in fact, has only managed to keep a clean sheet once in the eight Europa League games played.

His percentage of stops (71%), yes, is higher than

's (67%) in the competition.

Today he will meet Ter Stegen, against whom he is fighting to occupy the rank of second goalkeeper in the Mannschaft after

still untouchable at 39 years old.

The coach

, in fact, in Germany's last friendly match against Israel decided that the Barça goalkeeper and the Eintracht goalkeeper would play one time each.

And the latter, who has only been international six times (and only one official match), abounded in the debate by saving a penalty.

Because Trapp, in addition to facing his demons, has another battle ahead of him, with the World Cup in Qatar on the horizon.

Too many things to think about, and few options to forget.

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