Real Madrid goalkeeper Thibaut Courtois has commented on the injury of international player Marc-Andre ter Stegen and wished the FC Barcelona player a speedy recovery. “I’m sorry for the injury,” the Belgian wrote on X. “It hurt me a lot to see you leave the field like that. I hope you can recover soon and we’ll see each other in goal again.” Courtois missed large parts of last season due to injury. There are also many signs that ter Stegen will be out for months, which would also hit national coach Julian Nagelsmann hard.
According to media reports, Barcelona president Joan Laporta said that the 32-year-old ter Stegen, who had just become number one in the German national team following Manuel Neuer’s retirement, looked to have suffered a ligament injury. However, tests were necessary for a reliable diagnosis.
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“We are very happy about the victory, but in truth we are sad because I believe it is a serious injury,” said coach Hansi Flick after Barcelona’s 5-1 win over Villarreal FC, in which ter Stegen was injured. The former national coach told streaming service DAZN: “We have to wait. It will be a serious injury. You could see that immediately when he was lying on the field.”
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