Xavi confirms ter Stegen is not ready to play in goal.

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Marc-Andre ter Stegen is not ready to star in the game against Atletico Madrid this Sunday, as confirmed by the coach of Barcelona .

Barcelona coach Xavi Hernandez has confirmed that Marc-Andre ter Stegen is not yet ready to return to the field to face Atletico Madrid on the Liga stage on Sunday. Because the 31-year-old goalkeeper has not yet recovered from his injury, according to a report from ‘Diario Sport’ last Saturday UFABET

Ter Stegen withdraws from the Germany national team due to a lower back injury. Although testing did not reveal any serious problems, But the 31-year-old goalkeeper has not been able to train fully since then, before Xavi confirmed that the German goalkeeper was not yet ready to play, so 24-year-old goalkeeper Inaki Peña would start in goal. The starting position is the 3rd game in a row.

‘He took the test. And he didn’t feel very good. He’s not ready yet. And he has been ruled out of tomorrow’s game. He was sad that he couldn’t play because he was one of the team captains and was very involved. We’ll see next week how it goes,’ Xavi said of Ter Stegen before facing Atletico.

The report claims that from a staff meeting Joined with the patch team last Monday. They need to upgrade his treatment and likely opt for surgery to treat his hip injury. However, there has been no confirmation of this from the Barcelona club.