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Around 7:30 in the evening, the news broke. The club announced that Marc-André ter Stegen would return to the starting lineup against Guadalajara. After more than four months out injured and a summer of back-and-forth with the club—first to force his departure after the signing of Joan Garcia, and then, precisely, due to the dispute over the length of his absence—the German once again donned the captain's armband and played the full 90 minutes. His starting position surprised many Barcelona fans. The final decision was made by Hansi Flick, after speaking with Ter Stegen and Szczesny on Tuesday, and then with his coaching staff.

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The day after Barça made it official that he removed the captaincy from himMarc-André ter Stegen was back in action. The club had accused the goalkeeper, who had just undergone surgery, of obstructing the search for a replacement. But he not only denied it, but broke his silence and publicly announced that he was willing to sign the authorization for his medical report to be reviewed by La Liga. He did so that evening, and the club then confirmed that his disciplinary case had been closed and that he was once again the first captain with immediate effect.

In any case, we like to take sides. We like to decide who we support, but sometimes things are more complicated. Or simpler. In the case of Ter Stegen I see it this way. I can understand the German goalkeeper's position, and also Joan Laporta's. We can question the timing and the methods, but let's be honest... Are we really waiting for a football player, in an altruistic act, to give away money and go against his own interests? Who would do his company a favor? Nobody. And even less so when this board renewed your contract until 2028.

Tensions between Barça and Marc-André ter Stegen have increased in recent hours. Although The Barcelona club intended to resume dialogue with the goalkeeper. and first captain of the squad to give his consent to the communication of a leave of absence of more than four months to facilitate Joan Garcia's registration in La Liga, the player has not given in and has not yet signed the corresponding report. The club's response has been to threaten him with disciplinary measures because it believes that his blocking attitude harms the institution and also his teammates, as has been advanced. Sports World and ARA has been able to confirm.

As soon as Marc-André ter Stegen posted on social media that he needed another back operation, adding that he would be out for three months, the club wasted no time in leaking the news that they were so angry with him that his captaincy was in jeopardy. In recent days, several first-team players have spoken out from Seoul, and the message has been unanimous: they all support the goalkeeper. Some, like Raphinha, went even further: "Ter Stegen should be the captain, but in the end, it's not something that depends on us. Since I arrived, he's someone who's always helped me. There are hierarchies in football, and we have to respect them," he stated in a statement to Catalunya Ràdio.

Barça will conclude their Asian tour this Monday with a final match against the South Korean league's bottom club, Daegu (1 p.m., YouTube). It has been a busy few days in the Barça dressing room, with the number of players counted down to ten on several occasions to cope with logistical difficulties, stifling heat and humidity, and the discomfort associated with being so far from home. However, the team will return to Barcelona without any injuries and with the feeling that they will continue with the same voracity they displayed last season. From Hansi Flick and his staff The final collective adjustments will depend on the first official League match in Mallorca, the first of three consecutive away matches. due to delayed construction work at Camp Nou.

Marc-André ter Stegen is the hottest potato Summer training sessions at Barça. Hansi Flick's first training sessions confirm this. The German goalkeeper holds the key to the club's execution of the plan devised by sporting director Anderson Luis de Souza. Deco, and validated by the president, Joan Laporta. Without his departure after more than a decade of service, it is quite complicated, as official sources at the institution acknowledge, to think not only about signing the left winger that the squad so desperately needs, but also about registering the two goalkeepers the coaches are counting on for next season in La Liga: the brand new Joan Garcia, recruited from Nyz, has signed a new contract.

If no operations are accelerated in the coming days, Hansi Flick will begin his second preseason as Barça's head coach with four goalkeepers on the roster. The German coach and his specific trainers, José Ramón de la Fuente and Toni Tapalović, will work starting next week with captain Marc-André ter Stegen, the eternal substitute Iñaki Peña, the newcomer Joan Garcia, and the recently renewed Wojciech Szczęsny. Only the latter two are included in the plans of the sporting directorate headed by Anderson Luís de Souza, Deco. However, The harsh reality of League registrations It represents the paradox that only the first two would be able to get playing time if the competition were to start tomorrow. There is work to be done in the offices before mid-August so that the coaches' intentions can be translated into consolidated measures for the squad.

Both scripts have enough similarities for Víctor Valdés to sue Marc-André ter Stegen for plagiarism. Grand glories, surly characters, chilling injuries at the most inopportune moments, and (possibly in the German's case) turbulent exits. Ter Stegen's film looks like one remake of Valdés, two dramas experienced between the posts that range from light to dark. The German and the Catalan are Barça's two best goalkeepers of the 21st century. Their careers at the club are worthy of a statue and a street in Les Corts. But Valdés left the Camp Nou crying inconsolably on a stretcher, and Ter Stegen will probably have to say goodbye to the fans with a cold message on Instagram.

Wojciech Szczesny was playing golf with his son when his phone rang. It was his agent, offering him the chance to play for Barça to replace Marc-André ter Stegen, who was injured. The surprise was huge. He had retired in the summer and was enjoying retirement with his family in Marbella, but the challenge of playing again and doing so for a team that was promising—Hansi Flick's project had just begun but was making a good start to La Liga—also appealed to him.

Ter Stegen's divorce has taken on a media spin-off. The Barça goalkeeper has posted a story on his Instagram profile in which he harshly criticizes Catalunya Ràdio and the program Don't let him out of here for explaining that Daniela Jehle's infidelity has been the reason for the separation. "I am shocked and disappointed by the poor management and lack of leadership and control at Catalunya Ràdio and 3Cat, which have spread false news and violated personal rights – says the Barça player –. The journalists Juliana Canet, Roger Carandell and Marta Montaner are liars and have distributed false news that have distributed false news that have offered false news.

Bad news always comes together. A few months after Marc-André Ter Stegen suffered an injury in September, the Barça goalkeeper has confirmed that he is going his separate ways with his wife, the architect Daniela Jehle. This Thursday afternoon the Barça player confirmed it through a statement published in English and Spanish on his social media profile.

Ronald Koeman and Marc-André ter Stegen have been the spokesmen of Barça before the Cup final this Saturday (21.30 h, Telecinco). A win against Athletic Club could mean the first title of the season for the azulgrana team and for the Dutch coach since he sits on the bench at Camp Nou. "It's important for the club to be able to win an important title this season, it's a beautiful thing. I don't think about whether I'm playing for my future in this game, I think about what's best for the team. Since the Supercopa, despite the defeat against Madrid in the Liga, we had a very good run", said the Dutch coach, who added that he "does not need" a public ratification of Joan Laporta regarding his continuity: "I have spoken to him and he has shown me his trust. I know what club I'm in and you have to win things, despite the circumstances we have lived this year. I know what happens if we win the final and what happens if we lose it. I know what a coach's job is and the pressure it puts on me. TThe fact that after a run of nineteen unbeaten Liga games you are being asked about your continuity is proof of that".