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Following their win within the Catalan derby over Girona on Sunday, FC Barcelona returned to coaching right this moment, gearing up for this week’s Copa del Rey semi-final second-leg tie in opposition to Atletico Madrid.
And the Blaugrana had been handled to a shock return to coaching throughout right this moment’s session.
Marc-Andre ter Stegen again in group coaching
Certainly, as reported by Mundo Deportivo, Marc-Andre ter Stegen was the massive shock in Barcelona’s coaching session on Monday.
The Barcelona captain suffered a full rupture of the patellar tendon in his proper knee on September 22, 2024, which required him to endure surgical procedure.
It was anticipated that Ter Stegen won’t play once more this season, however the German worldwide has been working extraordinarily onerous on his restoration making quicker progress than anticipated.
Set for an early return. (Photograph by Alex Caparros/Getty Pictures)
Now, the previous Borussia Monchengladbach shot-stopper has taken half in staff coaching underneath Hansi Flick, which can come as an enormous enhance for the Blaugrana heading into the ultimate section of the season.
Solely earlier right this moment, experiences emerged claiming that the goalkeeper would resume group coaching after the UEFA Champions League tie in opposition to Borussia Dortmund, however he made a shock early comeback right this moment.
Whereas it’d nonetheless be some time earlier than Ter Stegen could make his comeback to on-field motion with the primary staff, his return to group coaching is a large step in the appropriate course and will probably be a fine addition for all the staff.
Wojciech Szczesny has accomplished an excellent job for the reason that flip of the yr as Barcelona’s primary goalkeeper, not dropping in any of his 18 appearances.
It is going to be attention-grabbing to see whether or not Flick continues with him or reinstalls Ter Stegen in objective for the rest of the season as soon as the latter returns.
