Radu the Great! The Romanian goalkeeper fascinated the Spaniards and got the highest grade after the success with Atletico Madrid
Article by Maria Olteanu – Published Saturday, 09 May 2026 22:02 / Updated Saturday, 09 May 2026 22:06
The Romanian international Ionuț Radu (28 years old) shone between the stumps on Saturday evening away from Madrid, where Celta Vigohis team, achieved a huge success with Atletico, in the 35th stage of La Liga, score 1-0.
The Romanian goalkeeper kept his tally intact against the Champions League semi-finalists with an extremely solid performance and a big part of the victory on the line, which came after a superb goal from his colleague Borja Iglesias, who managed a perfect lob.
Radu was extremely reliable in goal, and his performance was appreciated by Spanish journalists. “Super goal Borja Iglesias, with a formidable Radu between the legs”, captioned the journalists from eldesmarque.com, who gave the Romanian player the highest score!
Ionuț Radu received grade 9, after the success with Atletico Madrid
For the perfect performance in goal, the Romanian international was marked with 9, the highest rating of the match.
“The crossbar saved him from conceding in the opening minutes. He saved Antoine Griezmann and Alexander Sørloth's shots in a first half without much to do. Brave when he blocked a Marc Pubill cross and impressive when he cleared a Sørloth backheel. Another excellent save on Cubo's shot in the 87th minute.”the journalists from Spain noted, impressed by the performance of the Romanian goalkeeper.
Also, Ionuț Radu received two stars from the Marca newspaper at the end of Saturday's game.
Just one day before this match, Ionuț Radu found out that he is on the preliminary list of the new selector Gheorghe Hagi for the friendly duels over a month ago, with Georgia and Wales, on June 2 and 6.
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