Barcelona Goalkeeper Ter Stegen Set For Long Absence With Ruptured Tendon In Right Knee

Barcelona goalkeeper Marc-Andre ter Stegen is facing a long spell on the sidelines after his club said on Monday that he sustained a "complete rupture" of a tendon in his right knee that requires surgery

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Barcelona goalkeeper Marc-André ter Stegen is facing a long spell on the sidelines after his club said on Monday that he sustained a "complete rupture" of a tendon in his right knee that requires surgery. (More Football News)

Ter Stegen left the field on a stretcher after getting injured in a 5-1 win over Villarreal in the Spanish league on Sunday.

Ter Stegen's right knee buckled when he fell awkwardly after going for a high cross into the area just before halftime.

Barcelona said that surgery on Ter Stegen's knee was planned Monday after tests confirmed "that he has a complete rupture in the patella tendon in his right knee."

The injury comes just as Ter Stegen had been confirmed as the German national team's No. 1 goalkeeper after years as Manuel Neuer's backup.

Neuer retired from international soccer after Euro 2024 and coach Julian Nagelsmann said Ter Stegen — who has played 42 games for Germany but none at a major tournament — would be first choice in the future. However, he only played two Nations League games before his injury.

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