On a night when much of the talk will have been about Dani Olmo and Pau Victor’s reprieve, Gavi’s first goal in over a year and Lamine Yamal’s return to the Barcelona starting line-up, Wojciech Szczesny’s contribution in the Spanish Super Cup semi-final against Athletic Club shouldn’t be overlooked.
Let’s not forget that the Polish goalkeeper has been a bystander for the most part this season, belatedly getting his first minutes of the season against Barbastro in a walkover Copa del Rey tie.
It’s unlikely that he would’ve expected to line up from the start again so soon, but Inaki Pena’s failure to turn up on time for a match day activation session saw Hansi Flick meter out immediate punishment.