Terrible news for FC Barcelona and Hansi Flick. In the match against Villarreal corresponding to matchday 6 of LaLiga, Marc-André Ter Stegen was forced to leave the pitch on a stretcher and in tears after injuring his right knee. The initial sensations are really bad and everything points to a serious injury that could keep him out for the rest of the season.
The goalkeeper, who was having a great night and just before the misfortune had made an extraordinary save on Pépé to prevent Villarreal from equalising, fell badly after jumping and was left lying on the turf at La Cerámica with obvious signs of pain. From the first moment, the Barça players requested the entry of the culés medical assistants, who immediately asked for a substitution and carried the player off the field while the 'groguets' and 'blaugrana' fans applauded him.
Ter Stegen's possible injury
In the absence of official confirmation, Ter Stegen, who underwent surgery in May 2021 to repair the patellar tendon in the same affected knee, could suffer a dislocation of the kneecap, an injury that would leave him out for the rest of the season. In this way, the German joins a Barça infirmary that already has 8 injured players, with Marc Bernal and the German goalkeeper suffering from physical problems that force them to say goodbye to the campaign.