Barcelona lost two points due to the draw, but gained a great goalkeeper.
Let’s not talk about anything else in the match between Rayo Vallecano and Barcelona except that Barcelona would have lost if it weren’t for this amazing guy!
Rayo Vallecano played a great game today, breaking Barcelona’s pressure and catching Barcelona off guard, creating five scoring opportunities!
But they couldn’t score because Shab was there to block every attack and make saves that were even more impressive than the previous ones.
He locked it down!
Just imagine, Barcelona should have conceded 2.11 goals according to the expected goals from shots on goal, but they only conceded one goal, which means Juan Garcia saved more than one goal, he did a great job!
Barcelona lost two points due to the draw, but they gained a great goalkeeper who literally didn’t exist before him, Juan Pasha GarBarcelonacia.

His reactions are excellent .Juan Garcia, a great goalkeeper
In one-on-one situations, he uses handball goalkeeper techniques, spreading his limbs to cover more of the angle.
Six saves other than those made after attacks that were ruled offside.

In the last minute, he came out of his goal, cleared the area, and took the ball away from two players.
Barcelona could have scored if it weren’t for Garcia.

The xGot Prevented model, or expected goals saved, is a statistical model for goalkeepers.
Imagine that Juan Garcia achieved 1.77 expected goals saved… Barcelona would have lost the match against Rayo Vallecano if it weren’t for him.
His amazing save prevented a certain goal from De Fortes, a Rayo player, and was one of the best saves in terms of technique and reaction, to be honest.
Barcelona finally has a real goalkeeper, even though the team has not yet entered the season and is not yet in the sharp form expected of it.

Anigo Perez, coach of Hikon, has a bright future in Spain, similar to the beginnings of Iraola.

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