German goalkeeper Marc-Andre ter Stegen was the star of the night as Barcelona oversaw Sociedad last evening to reach the Supercopa final.
The Catalans’ number 1 put on a show at Stadio Nuevo Arcangel in Cordoba.
First, he kept his team alive in the regular and the extra time period with a couple of vital saves. Then, he saved two penalties to guide Barca to a 3-2 victory in the penalty shootout.
Ter Stegen, however, reveals that he had not studied the Sociedad players’ shooting habits before the start of the semi-final.
“The truth is we hadn’t studied them that much on penalties,” Ter Stegen admitted in his post-match interview, via Marca.
“In the first 25 minutes they pressed us a lot. Then we found more space and, towards the end, they had trouble pressing.
“The victory is well deserved. They had a few more chances in extra time but we won, which is what we had to do.”
