Goalkeeper Juan Garcia returned to lead Barcelona in regaining their defensive balance after the team kept a clean sheet against Athletic Bilbao, in a match that confirmed his value within the squad, according to the Spanish newspaper "Mundo Deportivo".

The newspaper explains that Garcia now has 4 clean sheets out of the 8 matches he has played this season, which are the only matches out of the team's 17 games that ended without conceding goals.

The newspaper mentioned that the goalkeeper showed his readiness immediately upon returning from injury, as he succeeded in recovering 10 balls, participated in 40 interventions, completed 30 passes with an accuracy rate of 96.7%, in addition to two important saves, one from Unai Gomez's shot before halftime, and another from a header by Vivian.

The newspaper pointed out that the match witnessed Barcelona's first clean sheet since September 21 against Getafe, after a streak of 10 consecutive matches in which the team conceded goals. Garcia has played 8 matches this season, conceding only 5 goals at an average of 0.6 goals per match, while the Polish goalkeeper Szczesny has not achieved any clean sheets during 9 appearances.

The newspaper confirmed that Garcia's statistics highlight his clear superiority, having kept clean sheets against Mallorca, Valencia, Getafe, and Athletic Bilbao, while the defensive system's performance declined during his absence due to the injury he sustained on September 25 against Oviedo.