Hansi Flick has admitted Marc-Andre ter Stegen suffered a critical harm throughout Barcelona’s 5-1 win over Villarreal on Sunday.
Late within the first half, Ter Stegen crumpled to the bottom in agony after showing to land awkwardly, and he wanted to be stretchered off the sector along with his head in his arms, instantly sparking fears of a major harm.
Barcelona have confirmed reviews that Ter Stegen has suffered a “full rupture within the patella tendon in his proper knee”. He’ll quickly endure surgical procedure, at which level a proper restoration timeframe shall be revealed.
The preliminary concern is that Ter Stegen may face near eight months on the sidelines.
“We’re all unhappy as a result of it is an enormous harm, you may see in his behaviour when he lay on the pitch and when he goes out,” Flick mentioned after the sport.
“I am actually unhappy about this. At this level, we aren’t proud of the time nevertheless it’s soccer, we now have to just accept this. At half-time, I mentioned to the group, ‘Come on, we play for Marc, give an additional 10% if doable’ and I feel we had an awesome second half.”
Academy graduate Inaki Pena got here on to exchange Ter Stegen and now seems set for an prolonged run within the Barcelona beginning lineup. 20-year-old Ander Astralaga, who has not performed a single minute of senior soccer, shall be promoted to back-up.
