Follow-up – WAA
Real Madrid’s Belgian goalkeeper Thibaut Courtois sent a message of support to Barcelona’s Ter Stegen during the big win (5-1) over Villarreal, in the sixth round of La Liga, at the latter’s home stadium, “La Ceramica”.“.
Ter Stegen suffered a severe knee injury after rising to catch the ball and falling incorrectly on his knee..
The German goalkeeper was carried off the pitch on a stretcher, with his hands covering his face, in a state of extreme anxiety.، Barcelona coach Hans Flick decided to bring on young goalkeeper Iñaki Pena in his place in the 46th minute..
Courtois posted on his personal account on the social networking site X: “I feel sorry for Marc ter Stegen’s injury.“.
He continued: “It hurt me a lot to see you leave the pitch like this. I hope you recover quickly and we see you again in goal.”“.
All indications are that Ter Stegen will miss the rest of the season with a ruptured patellar tendon, pending confirmation from medical tests..