Friday, the day after his refusal to sign the medical report confirming his injury – a decision which cost him the Captain's Brassard of FC Barcelona – Marc -André Ter Stegen published a long press release to give his version of the facts. This speech by the German goalkeeper quickly sparked many reactions.
Among them, that very noticed by Xavi Hernández. The former Barça coach commented Ter Stegen's publication on Instagram with a simple but strong message: “Always exemplary”praised by many Internet users. If some believed that the comment had been deleted, it was actually relayed on other social networks. Xavi and Ter Stegen were teammates in the 2014-2015 season, before meeting between 2021 and 2024, during which Xavi led the goalkeeper as a Catalan club coach.
