Chaos for ex-national trainers
First the Stegen, now the next keeper – Barça with problems
09/27/2025 – 4:14 p.m.Reading time: 1 min.
For the time being, Barça has to do without goalkeeper Joan García – a knee injury forces him to take a break. Routinier Wojciech Szczesny takes over.
The next injury -related setback for Barça: goalkeeper Joan García is canceled for several weeks. As the club announced on Saturday, the 23-year-old had to undergo an intervention due to an inner meniscus tear in the left knee. García suffered the injury in the 3-1 away win against Real Oviedo last Thursday.
Neu addition García had replaced the still missing German goalkeeper Marc-André Ter Stegen in the goal. Routinier Wojciech Szczesny is now taking on the role of the main keeper in the Catalans.
“It is not good not to have Joan in goal. He has done a fantastic job so far,” said coach Hansi Flick at the press conference before the game against Real Sociedad. At the same time, the coach expressed full trust in the experienced Szczesny. Flick said, “‘Tek’ is a fantastic goalkeeper. We won three titles with him.”
On the other hand, there was positive news from Lamine Yamal. The offensive talent is available again after a groin injury. Flick said: “If he is in the squad or on the bench, he will always get his minutes. We are glad that he is an option for the game.”