Szczesny achieves a record that Barcelona has not scored for 3 years

Polish goalkeeper Wojciech Szczesny stole the show during Sunday's El Clásico between Barcelona and Real Madrid, saving a penalty kick from French star Kylian Mbappé. This was a rare save for the Catalan club for more than three years . Szczesny became the first Barcelona goalkeeper to save a penalty kick since April 2022, ending a streak of nearly three and a half years in which opponents conceded 24 consecutive penalties without a single save . The Polish goalkeeper's save came at a crucial moment in the match, preventing a certain goal that would have made the score 3-1 to Real Madrid. The save gave his team a temporary morale boost in a match that ended in a 2-1 defeat at the Santiago Bernabéu . Szczesny is currently Barcelona's first-choice goalkeeper until the return of young goalkeeper Juan Garcia.