Barcelona defender Eric Garcia hailed goalkeeper Marc-Andre ter Stegen for victory at Real Mallorca.
Ter Stegen made a stunning late save from Jaume Costa after Luuk de Jong had opened the scoring in the first half.
“We owe 70 percent of the win to Ter Stegen,” Garcia told Movistar. “He was spectacular. He’s a top goalkeeper. We know he responds in moments like that. Mallorca were pressing and we knew we had to soak it up and we’ve shown we’re able to do that.”
The victory on Sunday was even more impressive given Barça’s long list of absentees due to coronavirus, injuries and suspensions.
“We know we had some big players missing but I think we’ll go on getting bodies back now,” Garcia added.
“We stepped up today and played well in the first half. Teams above us dropped points and it was important to win to start the year well and close the gap on those above us.
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