FC Barcelona after two goals by Robert Lewandowski leads 2-1 at half-time against Villarreal, but went into the break in a terrible mood. Just before the referee's whistle, goalkeeper and team captain Marc-Andre ter Stegen suffered a terrible injury. The injury looks very worrying. A stretcher was needed.
Ter Stegen carried off on stretcher. Dramatic scenes in Barcelona match
The German goalkeeper made a sensational save a few minutes before the break. He found himself one-on-one with Nicolas Pepe. Attacker he had plenty of space, but ter Stegen instinctively reached out and kicked the ball out for a corner. A moment later, he had to show off his reflexes to meet Baena's cross. However, it turned out that the earlier save had had a fatal effect on his health.
It seems that ter Stegen's shoulder was injured. The German grabbed it and did not get up from the pitch for a long time. The medical team was called in to help. They put him on a stretcher and carried him off the pitch. Inaki Pena had to come in instead. We will find out what exactly happened to the Barcelona captain after the tests, but the injury looks very serious.