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11.04.2009 23:07

Valdés breaks his personal clean sheet record

Roger Bogunyà

The Recreativo game has been a special one for Víctor Valdés. Barça’s keeper kept a clean sheet for the fifth League game in a row to set a new individual record.

Victor Valdés has been unbeaten in Barça’s last five League games. It’s now 453 minutes since he last let in a goal, the fourth at Vicente Calderón, and it’s a new record for him. Athletic Bilbao, Almeria, Malaga, Valladolid and Recreativo are the sides that have been unable to find a way past him.

Previous record was 419 minutes

Valdés’s previous best was in the 2004/05 season. Then he went unbeaten for 419 minutes from 26 February 2005, when Numancia scored against him, to the game with Betis on 3 April. That season the Barça keeper won the Zamora Trophy for least goals conceded after letting in just 25 in 37 games.

Miguel Reina still holds club record

However, he’s still some way off the club record held by Miguel Reina, who kept a clean sheet for 824 minutes in the 1972/73 season.

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