Barcelona vs Real Madrid is a battle of some of the best individuals in the world and one of the intriguing duels is that of the goalkeepers, as Marc-Andre ter Stegen will go up against Thibaut Courtois. This is a clash between two of the very best shot-stoppers in world football.
They have met seven times in total so far, including two meetings while Courtois was still at Chelsea. One of those was a 1-1 draw at Stamford Bridge in the first leg of a Champions League tie, before a 3-0 victory for Barcelona at the Camp Nou for the Blaugrana to progress.
Ter Stegen vs Courtois in El Clasico
Then, they have met in five Clasicos and the head-to-head record here is even as Courtois has two wins, Ter Stegen has two wins and there was one draw when both goalkeepers played excellently, in a rare goalless Clasico.
Ter Stegen’s wins have been larger than Courtois in El Clasico, as the German was part of a 5-1 and 1-0 triumph, while Los Blancos won 2-0 and 2-1 on the two occasions when they got the better of Barcelona’s No.1.
That means the total from these two players’ meetings, in terms of goals conceded, is six goals conceded for Ter Stegen and 11 conceded by Courtois. That has made it three wins to the former and two for the latter, in addition to their pair of draws.
This weekend, they’ll meet again and they’ll likely be busy, as both of their teams have weaker defences than usual this year. Real Madrid have conceded 10 goals from eight LaLiga Santander matches so far, while Barcelona have let in eight goals from the same number of games.
