Article by Aurelian Botezatu – Published on Thursday, 23 April 2026, 08:13 / Updated on Thursday, 23 April 2026 08:17
The goalkeeper of the Romanian national team, Ionuț Radu, was defeated only by the penalty in the match that Celta Vigo lost in Barcelona (0-1).
Radu stood out three times in the first half. On his debut, with a long ball to Pablo Duran, whose header forced goalkeeper Joan Garcia into a spectacular save.
Ionuț Radu, two saves in the first half, to Ferran Torres and to Roony Bardghji
Then, through a parry to a shot by Ferran Torres, served by Lamine Yamal. And after the penalty converted by Lamine, he released a ball that went under the crossbar, to Roony Bardghji's violent shot. But most importantly, he didn't make a single mistake during the game.
Mundo Deportivo gave two stars (good) to the Romanian goalkeeper, and the daily newspaper AS rated him with two aces, a qualification that has the same meaning. However, there were also some dissatisfied with Radu's performance.
El Desmarque: “Ionuț Radu barely had to intervene in the second half”
The daily newspaper El Desmarque, which gives marks from 1 to 10, gave him only 5. A qualification in the average defense in front of him, requested, like him, more in the first half. The motivation?
“A good save on Ferran Torres' shot from Lamine Yamal's pass. Good in the air. He correctly guessed Lamine's penalty kick, but it was too strong to parry.
An excellent save from Roony's shot in extra time of a very long first half. Instead, he barely had to intervene in the second half,” wrote the mentioned publication.
Celta's highest score, 7, went to midfielder Ilaix Moriba: “Very involved, titanic in effort and recovery work on the field where he made his name as a player.” Qualifications of 6 were taken by three teammates of the Romanian, Sergio Carreira, Hugo Álvarez and Fer Lopez. The rest, 4 and 5.
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