After his poor performance against Valencia, Hansi Flick surprised everyone by choosing to drop the Barcelona star from the starting lineup.
Despite Barcelona’s dominant 7-1 victory over Valencia at the Montjuïc Stadium, another key decision emerged: Flick has now made Wojciech Szczesny the team’s starting goalkeeper, sidelining Inaki Pena and significantly lowering his chances of playing for the rest of the season.
Spanish newspaper El Nacional reports that Flick’s decision to exclude Pena comes after concerns over his reckless mistakes, which Flick believes could hurt the team during the crucial part of the season.
As a result, Szczesny is set to take over as the first-choice goalkeeper, starting with Barcelona’s upcoming match against Atalanta in the final round of the Champions League. This marks the end of Pena’s run as the starter.
