Khaberni - Barcelona received a new painful blow with the injury of their German goalkeeper Marc Andre ter Stegen, which forced him to leave the team's delegation in Saudi Arabia and return to Spain.
Reports stated that Stegen was unable to complete the training session yesterday, Tuesday, in preparation for the Spanish Super Cup competitions, where Barca will kick off with a strong match against Athletic Bilbao, today, Wednesday, in Jeddah.
The Catalan club confirmed Stegen's departure from the field before the end of the training by 25 minutes due to physical discomfort, which confirmed his official absence from the tournament.
Accordingly, it was decided to call up the reserve team goalkeeper Diego Couchin to join the delegation and compensate for the absence of the German goalkeeper.
This absence represents a strong setback for the plans of the head coach Hansi Flick, who will lose one of the main pillars of the team at a critical time of the season.
