Marc-André Ter Stegen made a decision with serious consequences. Absent since mid-November, thus missing the last meetings of FC Barcelona and the German team, the usual last Catalan rampart announced to his leaders that he was going to undergo back surgery to definitively resolve his problems. recurring problems at this level. In order to maximize his chances of returning to competition as soon as possible, the Mönchengladbach native wants to surround himself with the best doctors.
It is in this perspective that SPORT informs us that the German international (38 caps) will travel to France this Thursday, accompanied by the Spanish first team doctor Ricard Pruna, to be entrusted to a specialist. At the end of his time on the billiards table, Marc-André Ter Stegen will return to the Cité sportif Joan Gamper to begin his convalescence. In the meantime, the young Iñaki Peña will have the difficult task of replacing him in the Catalan goals, at least until next February.