Cheered by the fans, praised to the skies by the coach: National goalkeeper Marc-André ter Stegen keeps FC Barcelona on the road to success with great saves in the Spanish Primera Division.
"We've seen the best ter Stegen in a long time," enthused Barça coach Xavi after the 1-0 win over Getafe, who were in danger of relegation, on Sunday.
“In one-on-one he was spectacular.
He's a leader for the team, he's crucial and it's important that the goalkeeper also saves points." Xavi continued.
The former Gladbacher prevented a possible equalizer just before half-time at the Camp Nou and saved again just before the end.
The Barça supporters celebrated him with chants.
Thanks to the win, the team around national goalkeeper Ter Stegen has been unbeaten in eleven competitive games since the end of October.
Especially since the club is by far the best defensive in the league with only six goals in 17 games.
Pedri (35th) scored the decisive goal against Getafe.
Former Bayern Munich player Robert Lewandowski was out due to a three-game ban.
The narrow win keeps the Catalans top of the table, three points ahead of holders Real Madrid.
The Royals won 2-0 (1-0) at Athletic Bilbao with goals from star striker Karim Benzema (24th) and Toni Kroos (90th), who had just come on as a substitute.
National defender Antonio Rüdiger played from the start.