Patella tendon tear
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The German national goalkeeper Marc-André Ter Stegen will be back in the goal of FC Barcelona for the first time after more than seven months of injury-related break on Saturday. This was announced by coach Hansi Flick at the press conference before the Laliga game at the currently last in the table Real Valladolid (9 p.m./DAZN).
“Marc is on the right track, on a good level, I see it in his fantastic training,” said Flick. Barça’s captain Ter Stegen had suffered a tear on the patella tendon in the right knee on September 22nd in the game against FC Villarreal. The 33-year-old had to be operated on, followed a long time of recovery.
Representative Wojciech Szczesny moved into the goal while Ter Stegen’s failure and will continue to be between the posts in the premier class. “Szczesny will play in the Champions League, which is clear,” Flick had decided before the semi-final first leg against Inter Milan (3: 3). Ter Stegen returned to the bench in the cup victory against Real Madrid (3: 2 n. V.) last Saturday, and he should collect time in the remaining five league games.