The Blaugrana thrashed Real Valladolid 4-0 on August 28, with a Robert Lewandowski double, Pedri’s first-half finish and Sergi Roberto’s late effort doing the damage.
Ter Stegen put in yet another impressive performance, keeping a clean sheet.
It follows two encouraging performances from the German in Barcelona’s opening two fixtures against Real Sociedad and Rayo Vallecano.
Xavi has commented on the German’s upturn in form, heaping praise on the player (via Mundo Deportivo):
Ter Stegen had a somewhat difficult past season with many scrutinizing his performances.
The Barca goalkeeper made 48 appearances, keeping 15 clean sheets.
The German had to come out and defend himself amidst an onslaught of criticism last campaign, saying:
Ter Stegen has not needed to defend himself so far this season, as he is doing his talking on the pitch with top notch performances.
Barcelona manager Xavi on picking Alex Balde ahead of Jordi Alba
Young left-back Balde has fought his way into Barcelona’s starting XI following an eye-catching pre-season.
The 18-year-old had been linked with a potential exit from the Nou Camp but appears to have impressed Xavi.
The Barca boss has touched on why he selected the teenager ahead of veteran left-back Alba, saying:
He continued,
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