In the early stretch of the 2024/2025 season, Barcelona faced a tragic situation when the German veteran goalkeeper had a scary injury.
Due to his experience between the sticks, fans assumed who would fill his position after Ter Stegen was ruled out for months due to a sustained injury.
Inaki Pena, the second goalie, stepped up, and the club went to the market searching for a backup experienced goalkeeper, and Wojciech Szczęsny was signed.
Since the start of 2025, the Polish retired goalie has played 11 games in all competitions but still lost in any of them, thereby keeping five clean sheets.
Ter Stegen Aims to Replicate Courtois’s Comeback
With the recent update about Ter Stegen’s possible return, the German goalkeeper ia working to replicate Real Madrid goalie Courtois’s comeback from last season.
Belgian soccer goalkeeper Thibaut Courtois faced a similar situation in the 2023/2024 season, which saw the emergence of Andriy Lunin, who was spectacular in his absence.
Upon the Belgian’s early return to performance, Andriy Lunin was sidelined for the critical part of the final games of Laliga, Copa Del Rey and the Champions League despite being impressive.
It remains to be seen if Ter Stegen could return sooner than expected and if Hansi Flick would be willing to sideline the Polish veteran during the season’s final stretch.
