Marc-André ter Stegen is the tragic Hero of the Spanish football Cup. Because of the goalkeeper, who brought the title holders FC Barcelona at the 3:0 victory at archrival Real Madrid with a strong parades to the final, the final at 25. May in Seville from the Bank need to keep track of. The designated Cup goalkeeper in the Team of coach Ernesto Valverde is, in fact, Cillesen, the other number two, Jasper. The Dutchman had to pause to get hurt. Cillesen will ter Stegen probably "have a few glasses of buy," wrote the Catalan newspaper "Sport". The German national goalkeeper, was in the Estadio Santiago Bernabéu is a "miracle" and Cillesen have made "the best gift".
"sports", agreed on Thursday true hymns of praise: Ter Stegen was "cold as steel" and the Real, once again, a "giant", it said. For the competition sheet "Mundo Deportivo" was the Keeper simply the "best man on the pitch". Also the Madrid's sports Newspapers, which are Real, very near, bowed in front of the former mönchengladbach. The 26-Year-old had shown a "magnificent" performance, wrote "AS" and "Marca" noted soberly: "It is not in this season, the first Time that ter Stegen to Barcelona is essential."
Ter Stegen kept Barcelona in the game
A goalkeeper as the best man of the 3:0-winner? The significant results do not reflect the course of the semi-final second leg game. After 1:1 in Camp Nou, Toni Kroos was Real, with a good-humored front of a home crowd over a wide stretch the more dangerous Team. Especially the young Brazilians Vinicius Jr. stirred up the defending. However, the final weakness of the 18-Year-olds and ter Stegen prevented gates from the host.
When the score was 0:0 of the German saved, respectively, against the alone, in front of him, standing Vinicius and Karim Benzema, after the break, he prevented with a spectacular Parade of a second-half goal from Sergio Reguilón (62.). In addition to ter Stegen also double goal scorer Luis Suárez (50./73. Foul penalty), as well as the former Dortmund Bundesliga player Ousmane Dembélé as a Flank generator for the Barça's victory decisive. Raphael Varane scored by own goal (69.) the 0:2.
On Saturday, the two arch-rivals in the League game at the Bernabeu stadium are once again. Table leaders Barcelona, and the table third Real disconnect before the next Clasico nine points.
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Stefan HermannBarcelona reached the sixth Cup final in the series. The Catalans by Superstar Lionel Messi, who remained in Madrid pale, have won the last four editions of the Copa del Rey, the "king's Cup". The final opponent will be determined on Thursday in the game between FC Valencia and Betis Seville (first leg: 2:2). (dpa)