Demonstrating Magic D. Raya: I Had a Good Prompter

2024-09-20 18:47 © scanpix

London's "Arsenal" started their UEFA Champions League season with a 0:0 draw against Bergamo's "Atalanta" team.

However, the English side could have faced a much gloomier outcome in the away match if it weren't for the heroic performance of goalkeeper David Raya.

The 29-year-old Spaniard confidently caught the ball and miraculously protected the goal at least twice after Mateo Retegui attempted to convert a penalty kick.

After the match, D. Raya said:

"I just jumped where my goalkeeping coach suggested I should. He helped me a lot, so part of the credit goes to him."

"It was a penalty kick, and I was lucky to guess the direction the ball was going. Still, I couldn't fully defend it, and the opponent had another chance. I was quick enough to stop that shot as well."

According to statistics, D. Raya had only a 3% chance of not conceding a goal in this situation, but the Spaniard defied all theories.

David Raya is having a save of the season competition with himself 😅 pic.twitter.com/wZtHEPo7Qc

— Football on TNT Sports (@footballontnt) September 19, 2024

🔴⚪️ David Raya, insane goalkeeper.

One more fantastic (double) save after what he did in Premier League against Aston Villa. pic.twitter.com/vFa5qaPrO9

— Fabrizio Romano (@FabrizioRomano) September 19, 2024

David Raya had a just 3% chance of saving a goal, based on the xGOT of these two shots.

World class goalkeeping. pic.twitter.com/0D21u0F9Va

— The xG Philosophy (@xGPhilosophy) September 19, 2024

I’m no Arsenal fan but can we call him David de Raya from now on 😂😂😂

WHAT A DOUBLE SAVE!

pic.twitter.com/NGT8GZKraI

— Amakhosi4LIVE (@amakhosi4live) September 20, 2024