5 La Liga players who surprised us this season

Girona v Villarreal - La Liga
Bakambu in action against Girona

#3 Marc-Andre ter Stegen (Barcelona)

Club Atletico de Madrid v FC Barcelona - La Liga
ter Stegen is proving that he is one of the best goalkeepers in the world right now

Barcelona have the best defensive record in La Liga this season. They have conceded only 4 times in La Liga and once in the UEFA Champions League.

When all the focus in on Lionel Messi, Ter Stegen is Barcelona's second best player this term. He is quickly climbing up the charts to become one of the best goalkeepers in the world and is not far behind De Gea or Oblak. He has kept 10 clean sheets so far in 15 games (La Liga + UCL) and conceded only 5 goals in the process.

He had an answer to everything that was thrown at him this season. He has been excellent in one-on-one situations, has displayed strong hands with fearsome long-range drives, showed excellent instincts with close-range shots and is often the first man to react to any threats inside the box.

He was a great presence between the sticks for Barcelona this season and some of his saves (the one to deny Aritz Aduriz on match day 10) were simply phenomenal.

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