Marc-Andre Ter Stegen Possibly Failed To Strengthen Germany In Euro 2024

JAKARTA - Barcelona lost the main goalkeeper Marc -Andre Ter Stegen who had to undergo back surgery. The goalkeeper was also threatened not to strengthen the German national team in Euro 2024.

Ter Stegen was missing to play for Barca when he suffered a back injury in a German national team training at the end of last month.

As a result of his injury, Ter Stegen was forced to be crossed out from the German squad who was preparing to do a trial.

He returned to the club to undergo recovery. Only, Ter Stegen still could not appear with Barca.

The position of the Zamora trophy winner as La Liga's best goalkeeper last season was later replaced by Inaki Pena.

So far, Pena has been able to show the best performance in the league match against Rayo Vallecano and Atletico Madrid and in the Champions League against Porto.

Ter Stegen did not want to linger with his injury. When the lower back condition that has the problem does not heal, he finally has to undergo surgery.

"After intensive discussion with the club's medical team and a number of expert doctors, we decided to undergo surgery," Ter Stegen wrote on an Instagram account.

"This rest period clearly makes me experience difficulties. However, this is the best and most appropriate decision so that I return to my best condition for the @FCBarcelona club and the @DFB_Team national team," said the 31 -year -old goalkeeper.

Ter Stegen's absence became a tough blow to Barca who was competing not only with Real Madrid, but also the Girona surprise team in the domestic competency.

It is not yet known how long the goalkeeper nicknamed Berlin Wall, aka the Berlin Wall must be pulled over to undergo recovery.

Local media said Ter Stegen would be absent for several months and only returned in February 2024. This means he was confirmed to be absent when the Blaugrana competed in the Champions League in February 2024.

If the recovery process is longer, Ter Stegen is even threatened with absence to strengthen Germany in Euro 2024 which was held in its own country on June 14 to July 14, 2024.

Moreover, former Borussia goalkeeper Moenchengladbach again received competitors from the main goalkeeper Manuel Neuer who had recovered from foot injuries in December 2022.

Neuer suffered an injury while playing ski after the failure of Germany at the 2022 World Cup. When Neuer was absent, Ter Stegen was the main goalkeeper of the national team.

He played eight times the nine Die Mannschaft matches throughout 2023.

Ter Stegen has actually been a part of the German national team for 11 years. Even though it has been a long time, he only became a neuer coating and only played 38 times.

He never played in the World Cup or Euro because the position of the main goalkeeper belongs to Neuer.

When Ter Stegen suffered an injury, the position of the German national team goalkeeper was then taken over by Kevin Trapp who played in two trial matches.

However, soon, the position will be taken over by Neuer who has recovered and strengthened Bayern Munich in various competitions.

Ter Stegen who won the La Liga trophy and one Champions League actually appeared brilliant this season. From 17 matches, he can keep clean-sheet in eight matches.