Marc-Andre Ter Stegen has been without a game since September 23 last year, when he suffered a knee injury in the Barcelona match with Villarreal (5: 1). In connection with such a difficult situation, Barcelona persuaded Wojciech Szczęsny to break the football retirement and sign the annual contract. Since the beginning of 2025, Szczęsny has been number one, and Barcelona has not yet lost the match with the Polish goalkeeper.
Due to the good form of Szczęsny Barcelona, he wants to continue working with the Pole at least until the end of next season. – “Tek” does not stand in a lost position. There is a possibility that a Pole will become a “one”. The key will be what disposition Ter Stegen will show in the coming months – said Spanish journalist Adria Albts in an interview with TVP Sport.
TER Stegen gradually recovers and slowly increases training loads. “The recovery time after this type of injury is usually from six to nine months. However, German wants to be ready for May and hope to play a few minutes in national or European competitions” – wrote the Catalan daily “Sport”.
Szczęsny was reported to the Champions League at the expense of Ter Stegen. If Hansi Flick would like to bet on a German, he would have to delete a Pole from the list. There are theories in Spain that Ter Stegen could go along the Thibaut Courtois and play in the possible final of the Champions League.
Szczęsny or Ter Stegen for a possible final LM? “I doubt”
The topic of choosing a goalkeeper for a possible finale by Barcelona was the subject of discussion of the Spanish journalist Miguel Angela Ruiz and YouTuber Victor Palacios. Who should Flick bet on?
– I am pissed off by what “Sport” writes. First of all – let's calm down. Of course, when it comes to Szczęsny, I do not speak very much, because I do not know him, but looking from outside, at what Flick does, I doubt that after great matches in the Champions League he would give up as Carlo Ancelotti from Andriy Łunin once, said Palacios.
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“I think Ter Stegen had no competition and has recently lowered his level a bit.” It would be good if there was a competition between Szczęsny and Ter Stegen in Barcelona. It seems very positive to me. Both will be motivated. It seems necessary to me until the younger goalkeeper is found – added Spanish YouTuber.
Ruiz revealed what decision he would make on Szczęsny. – A dozen or so matches until the end of the season, but when you ask me now, of course I would extend the SZCZYSNY contract. Even if Ter Stegen returns, it is not known in what form it will be. Szczęsny apparently gave the green light. He managed to recover the old level and is doing well. I hope he will play this way until the end of the season. They called me crazy, but I preferred Szczęsny than Ter Stegen – said journalist El10delbarca.com.
The Champions League final will take place on May 31 at 21:00 at the Allianz Arena in Munich. If Barcelona wants to play in it, he must eliminate Borussia Dortmund in the quarter -finals, and then defeat the better of the Bayern Munich pair – Inter Milan.
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