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Garcia shuts down Espanyol in Barcelona derby and wins man of the match

Garcia shuts down Espanyol in Barcelona derby and wins man of the match

Barcelona goalkeeper Joan Garcia faced his former club in Saturday’s city derby and played a decisive role. The 24-year-old’s solid performance helped the Blaugrana secure a 2–0 clean-sheet win over Espanyol, and he was named man of the match at full time. euro-football.ru reportsreports.

Garcia made six saves during the match, some of them truly dangerous. According to advanced stats, his prevented goals (xG) figure was 1.7 — a very high number for a single game.

As a reminder, ahead of the start of the season Joan Garcia moved to Barcelona from Espanyol. The transfer fee is estimated at €25 million.

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