Wojciech Szczęsny vs Iñaki Peña: The latest on the battle for Barcelona’s no.1 spot | OneFootball

A fresh insight into the impending battle for the starting goalkeeper spot at La Liga giants Barcelona has on Monday been provided.

And the latest info points towards Hansi Flick giving consideration to splitting time between Iñaki Peña and Wojciech Szczęsny across different competitions.

The no.1 spot in Catalunya’s capital is of course up for grabs at present.

As much comes after Marc-André ter Stegen’s long-term injury culminated in the aforementioned Szczęsny penning terms with Barcelona through the close of the campaign.

The Pole will now be afforded the opportunity to battle it out with Iñaki Peña, who has stepped up to take his place between the posts in Ter Stegen’s absence to date.

So, how is the situation viewed by Hansi Flick and his coaching staff?

As alluded to above, an insight into as much has today been provided.

As per a report from Mundo Deportivo, it is Szczęsny who is considered as boasting the advantage, owing to what is considered a lack of ‘forcefulness’ on the part of Peña in his performances.

However, it also can’t be ruled out that the Blaugrana’s starting gloves will be shared, with ‘the club also considering the possibility of the two goalkeepers sharing the tournaments’.

Conor Laird – GSFN