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.