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Barcelona's world-class goalkeeper, Marc Ter Stegen, was seriously injured.
Ter Stegen started the sixth round of Spain's La Liga match between Barcelona and Villarreal at Estadio de la Seramica in Villarreal, Spain on the 23rd (Korea time).
Barcelona, which has been on a huge rise in the league, took the lead early on with Robert Lewandowski's multi-goal. In the 38th minute of the first half, Ayose Perez lost a point, but Ter Steken continued his good performance by showing good defense.
It was 44 minutes in the first half that the situation happened. During Villarreal's corner kick, Ter Stegen collapsed while landing on the ball. Barcelona players around them felt that Ter Stegen's injury was unusual and immediately called medical staff. Ter Stegen, who suffered a major shock to his right knee, screamed seriously and complained of severe pain.
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Barcelona players sent replacement signs to the bench before they even saw the medical staff take action. It was not an injury that would have been completed by the medical staff's action. Ter Stegen could not even stand up and was stretchered off the field after a lengthy period of action. Ter Stegen may have realized that he was seriously injured, and he ended up in tears.
It's a sad injury. World-renowned goalkeeper Ter Stegen has played for Barcelona since 2014 and achieved the honor he can enjoy as a club player. He also won the Spanish La Liga, the European Champions League, the UEFA Super Cup, and the FIFA Club World Cup. He has grabbed 16 trophies alone.
However, Ter Steken has always been No. 2 for Germany. He was selected for the German national team for the first time in 2012, but Germany already had one of the best goalkeepers in football history named Manuel Neuer as the main goalkeeper.
No matter how good Ter Stegen is, he cannot win the main competition for the national team. Neuer could have started in non-critical matches or international matches when he was knocked down by a long-term injury.
With Neuer announcing his retirement from the national team at the end of Euro 2024, Ter Steken has risen to the starting lineup of the national team for the first time in 12 years. He played both games as a starter in last September's A-match. After 12 years of waiting, he became the main player of the national team, but he collapsed due to a serious injury.
Ter Steken is a player who has already had major surgery due to a bad right knee. With additional knee injuries expected, Ter Steken's symptoms do not seem like a minor injury. Even for goalkeepers, knee injuries are fatal. Ter Stegen is not young, so if he is a long-term injury, he may not be able to recover 100% of his skills. The exact extent of the injury has not yet been determined.
rlaeotlr2024@sportschosun.com
