FC Barcelona is leading 2-1 against Villarreal after two goals by Robert Lewandowski, 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.
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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. The striker had plenty of space and tried to strike the bottom corner, but ter Stegen instinctively reached out and kicked the hard-hit ball out for a corner. A moment later, he had to show his reflexes once again when Baena crossed from a corner. Then he caught one of his opponents with his hip and fell very badly. It seems that he seriously injured his knee in the process.
Ter Stegen lay down on the pitch and grabbed his hands expressively. 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.
FC Barcelona went into the break with the score 2:1. Robert Lewandowski scored twice, but Ayoze Perez scored a goal. Ter Stegen left the pitch in stoppage time. After the break, Pablo Torre scored again for 3:1. Later, Lewandowski missed a penalty. Despite this, FC Barcelona increased the score. Raphinha scored twice and the score ended 5:1.