Inigo Martinez ensures Barca with a monster tomb in added time. The defense lawyer not only delights his coach Hansi Flick. The Spanish press also celebrates it.
The narrow 1-0 of FC Barcelona near Legan did not cause great waves of enthusiasm in Spain. But a Barca star came into focus with an action in added time and was celebrated.
Because: In the 94th minute, the success was on the brink when Leganes striker Munir ran completely freely onto the goal and just got out of the shot. But with a sprint, Inigo Martinez approached and set to a monster gräsche.
Martinez saves Barca with monster grätsche
The central defender blocked the shot of the former Barca juwel and was celebrated by the teammates. Thanks to this scene, Barca is now temporarily seven points ahead of Real Madrid.
Coach Hansi Flick enthused after the game: “The best situation was not only the goal, but also the last clarification campaign by Inigo. That was incredible. Everyone celebrated it like a goal. It is also part of the game. Again without conceding a goal.” A 1-0 here is perfect. “
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The match winner commented on DAZN and was euphoric: “For me, the clarification campaign is like a goal achieved – maybe even better. It is a pleasure for me to make such a contribution. We have to do our work as much as possible. There will be better and worse days, but the three points were important.”
The press celebrates Barca star
The Spanish press was also full of praise after the grist of the 33-year-old. The AS wrote: “Thanks to an outstanding inigo, the blue grana could just save an ugly 1-0.”
The Marca honored the effort: “Munir had the ultimate chance when he was alone in front of Szczesny. But Inigo Martínez was able to fend off his shot with a great tackle.”
And the sport added: “In a highly competitive game between Leganés and Barca, he did not enter the goal scorer list, but Inigo Martínez was at the end of one of the heroes who brings the team of Hansi Flick closer to the championship title. The defender showed his winning mentality and held his team with a sensational defensive performance in the last minute.”