BARCELONA (AFP) – Barcelona goalkeeper Marc-Andre ter Stegen will have surgery on a ruptured knee tendon, the Catalan club said yesterday, with the club’s captain potentially sidelined for the rest of the season.
The 32-year-old German international was stretchered off after falling awkwardly during his team’s 5-1 victory over Villarreal on Sunday.
“(Ter Stegen) has a complete rupture in the patella tendon in his right knee,” said Barcelona in a statement.
“He will undergo a surgical process and once complete a new update will be released.”
Ter Stegen, who was criticised after making a mistake in Barcelona’s 2-1 Champions League defeat at Monaco, suffered the injury before half-time.
“I think it will be a huge injury, when he lay down on the field… you can see it directly,” Barcelona coach Hansi Flick said.
