Ter Stegen gives in to the reality of his injury and will go under the knife

The bad news for the FC Barcelona and Marc-André ter Stegen have finished confirming: the German will have to go through the operating theatre. Like this they have informed it this Tuesday 'ACE' and 'Sport', aiming that the guardameta of the Barcelona team will take part in the next days and will be between two and three months of drop -8 to 10 weeks-, a prognosis that from already turns it into doubt for the eighth of final of the Champions League.

When it opened the possibility that the second captain culé had to operate, almost immediately the aim of the Barça became that Ter Stegen can arrive to the first party of eliminatory in the maximum European competition. According to the calendar that offered the UEFA in the start of the tournament, these parties have to contest the 13 and 14 February or the 20 and 21, by what the international germano would be to little more than two months of the first possibility.

Ter Stegen Has finished having the last word

To weigh that the German asked some days to the Barça before taking the definite decision, valuing the pros and the disadvantages to go through the operating theatre, finally seems that it has accepted the reality of some annoyances that have not finished yielding in almost any moment. Ter Stegen Wanted to ensure before where do the intervention and that doctor will do it, something that in the Barcelona club understood and respected, understanding that still there was a small margin for this recovery in the month of February that already mention.

To fault of official communiqué of the Barça, Ter Stegen will lose the Supercopa of Spain, more than 10 parties of League and the eliminatory of the Glass of Rey, although in normal conditions in this competition had played Iñaki Crag, that, now yes, becomes the guardameta title of the team in the weeks to come. This also will mean that the canterano will have to assume a total responsibility of the goal culé, for the first time in his career during a so prolonged time.

The Barça will remain without Ter Stegen by second occasion

This will be the second operation of the German goalkeeper since fichó by the Barça. In the season 2020-21 went through the operating theatre to finish with his problems of knee, orna period in which the Net Brazilian still was the second goalkeeper of the first team and finished beginning that course like titling. Like this, it seems that it will finish the uncertainty with regard to Ter Stegen, the one who after almost two weeks had to accept that the conservative treatment did not finish delivering results.