Barcelona players have been quick to send support to Marc-Andre ter Stegen after he suffered an awful knee injury against Villarreal that has seen him undergo surgery.
Raphinha dedicated Barcelona’s win to Ter Stegen after the match when he spoke to the media, and team-mates have been quick to post messages on social media to their goalkeeper.
Lamine Yamal posted on social media: “A lot of strength Marc, you are strong,” while Marc Bernal said “We are with you, captain” and Fermin Lopez added “With you captain.”
Inigo Martinez posted on X: “You’ll come back stronger, captain. We’ll be waiting for you! Good luck Marc!”
Sergi Roberto was also thinking about his good friend and former team-mate, writing: “Be strong Capi. I’m with you. Once again you will show your mentality and I have no doubts you will be back stronger!”
Another former team-mate, Ilkay Gundogan, has also taken time out to post a message to Ter Stegen: “I feel so sorry for you. Wishing you a speedy recovery and all the best my friend! Stay strong!”
Inaki Pena is now expected to take over from Ter Stegen and wrote: “Keep your spirits up. You will come back stronger,” while Alejandro Balde said “Good luck, captain, we are with you” and Ronald Araujo, who is also out injured, posted: “We are all with you.”
There were also messages from Gavi “Strength brother!! We are with you captain” and Robert Lewandowski. New signing Dani Olmo added: “Keep your spirits up, Cap! We have no doubt that you will come back stronger and that you will give us as much joy as you have until now. We are with you.”
Yet Ter Stegen also received support from Athletic Club.
There was even support from Madrid. Former midfielder and Germany star Toni Kroos posted “speedy recovery.” while goalkeeper Thibaut Courtois posted: “I’m sorry about your injury, Ter Stegen, it hurt a lot to see you leave the field like that. I hope you recover soon and we can see you back in goal.”
Manager Carlo Ancelotti also spoke about Ter Stegen at a press conference, saying: “It makes me very sad when important players get injured, like Ter Stegen yesterday, and I hope he recovers quickly because he is one of the best goalkeepers in the world. I wish for his recovery to be as fast as possible.”
And finally Germany boss Julian Nagelsmann lamented the loss of Ter Stegen just after he had replaced Manuel Neuer as the team’s No. 1.
“The news of Marc ’s injury has been a hard blow for us,” he said. “We will miss him very much both in the national team and outside of it. We wish Marc all the best in his operation and a speedy recovery. We will always be by his side on his return.”
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