A year ago, knew him in Barcelona only the scouts, the scouts. Marc-Andre ter Stegen was then 22 years old and was in the gate of Borussia Mönchengladbach. Barca players in any case had still taken by the young goalkeeper from Germany no notice. “I did not know him,” were about to Javier Mascherano. “He is a great goalkeeper,” says Mascherano, they know in Barcelona now all
A great goalkeeper, since with 3:. Won 1 finale Berlin also the youngest German goalkeeper, the Champions League won. Stefan Klos, Bodo Illgner, Oliver Kahn and Manuel Neuer had been significantly older at their triumphs. “We played excellent football and deserved to win,” said ter Stegen and was located in the very moment of triumph as a team player. A role he also fills the square.
Ter Stegen sees itself actually became the eleventh outfield player, as he also against Juventus impressively demonstrated. There are Zuspiele as in the 10th minute when he on the right wing gave the ball precisely into the path of Dani Alves and thus one of the many in the initial stage attacks his team initiated that shape its image.
Even superstar Lionel Messi feels animated to great praise. “He’s playing better ball than I,” praised the Argentine. Compatriot Mascherano added: “A goalkeeper who has a great future.” In Barcelona?
In his first year he had to share the space between the posts. While the native of Mönchengladbach presented in Spanish King Cup and the Champions League his skills, was allowed in the Spanish league nine years older Chilean Claudio Bravo, succeeding Victor Valdes ran.
Ter Stegen had been missing for a few days immediately before the start of the season because of a minor injury in the lumbar region, and elsewhere, many were surprised at the Catalans rather about the fact that this young and inexperienced man from Germany ever got the confidence on the international stage .
Good performance against Turin
Ter Stegen accepted with silent teeth grinding and working on a new status: ” The year was not easy for me, but I have shown in the games where I played my performance I was getting ready to play -.. even in the league, but the coach has so decided. ”
Despite the offensive focus of the team, he stayed in five cup matches two clean sheets in the Champions League ended six of Barcelona’s 13 games to zero. “No question, it has its share of our success” said Mascherano.
On Saturday he earned a positive performance evaluation. At first hardly tested, he began in the 36th minute a dangerous cross safely parried some long-range shots and also defended the shot from close range by Carlos Tevez in the 55th minute. That Alvaro Morata recovered the rebound to equalize had – ter Stegen would so never say that. – Responsible for other
the goalkeeper big time should this evening, however, only yet to come. After a small wobbles in the 75th minute when he deflected a corner unhappy the players, he grabbed bravely in the closing stages against the erupted Roberto Pereyra to (87), platziertem shot went quite at Claudio Marchisios, deflected the ball around the post (89) and also held his shot in injury time fixed
Crucial scenes -. addition possibly also with effect on 90 minutes from Berlin , Against Manchester City, he had given a penalty away at Bayern Munich he saved his team with more heroics from unwanted tension after the 3: 0 first-leg victory. You now know why sports director Andoni Zubizarreta, Spain goalkeeping legend, the young man took from the Lower Rhine to the Mediterranean in the summer of 2014.
Even Xavi praised ter Stegen
Despite the rescue deeds praise him in Spain, especially for its excellent football game. “I’ve never seen a footed so skillful goalkeeper,” says Xavi, who is now retired captain, world and European champions. “Quite, quite extraordinary,” agrees Kahn, ter Stegen’s great role model: “He really tries to play directly to the players every ball haircuts he does certainly not more..”
Three titles in his first season are an outstanding balance: “.. Many dreams have come true I always want to play for title Just great, what we have done”, he dictated to the staccato with the medal of the winner the neck, looking already forward again: “I hope that we can now also bring the fourth title.” With the German U-21 national team of 23-year-old wants to triumph at the beginning of the next week EM. And then ascend to the real, full-fledged number one Barcelona. In all competitions.
“He could Barça goalkeeper for the next ten, twelve or 15 years,” already oint veteran Xavi. “He is the future,” agrees Mascherano. At the necessary advocates there is no shortage. Andre ter Stegen you have met in Barcelona. Eleven months have passed.
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