Barcelona head coach Hansi Flick has on Friday moved to lavish reward on Wojciech Szczęsny.
This comes owing to the Pole’s efficiency within the Champions League in midweek.
Szczęsny, for his half, is in fact recent off conjuring up the best displaying of his quick Barcelona stint up to now, on Wednesday night time.
Afforded a beginning berth between the posts in a continental showdown with Benfica, the previous Arsenal man was in nothing wanting impressed type all through the 90 minutes.
Owing to a haul of eight saves, Barcelona managed to safe a clear sheet, en path to a hard-fought 1-0 triumph.
And one particular person on whom such excellence was by no means misplaced is the aforementioned Hansi Flick.
Talking in a press convention forward of his facet’s La Liga assembly with Osasuna on Saturday, the German tactician made use of the chance to single Szczęsny out for some well-deserved reward:
“All of the gamers did properly in Lisbon, however Wojciech Szczęsny did actually improbable serving to all of us.
“That’s why he’s our no.1 goalkeeper.”
Conor Laird – GSFN