Barcelona injury crisis deepens with Ter Stegen set for tendon surgery

Barcelona's injury crisis deepened further after captain Marc Andre ter Stegen suffered a complete rupture of his right knee tendon on Sunday, September 22. Ter Stegen is set to have surgery before going into rehabilitation.

In Short

• Barcelona beat Villarreal 5-1 on September 22
• Barcelona captain Ter Stegen suffered an injury
• The Barcelona side are already marred with multiple injuries

FC Barcelona's injury list grew in their match against Villarreal after Marc Andre ter Stegen suffered a tendon injury on his right leg. The Barcelona captain hopped on his right leg to catch the ball but ended up landing awkwardly late in the first half of the match.

The club confirmed the goalkeeper's injury and revealed that ter Stegen will undergo surgery on Monday, September 23 after suffering a complete rupture of the patella tendon in his right knee. The goalkeeper was visibly in pain after falling into his own box as he was carried off the pitch on a stretcher.

All of ter Stegen's weight fell on his right leg as he injured the same knee on which he had already undergone two surgeries in recent years, and another surgery could prove season-ending, Spanish media had earlier reported.

Ter Stegen adds to the long list of Barcelona's existing injuries. Including the goalkeeper, Barcelona has a total of 8 players injured at the moment. Gavi, Marc Bernal. Andreas Christensen, Frenkie de Jong, Ronald Araujo, Dani Olmo, and Fermin Lopez are undergoing some form of treatment at the moment.

"Tests carried out on the first team player Marc ter Stegen confirm that he has a complete rupture of the patella tendon in his right knee. On Monday afternoon he will undergo a surgical process and once complete a new update will be released," Barcelona said in a statement.

"This season the Barça captain has started every game. His appearance against Villarreal was his 289th in a Blaugrana shirt and took him past legendary Blaugrana keeper Antoni Ramallets into third place on the all-time list of appearances for goalkeepers," it further added.

Barcelona maintained their perfect start to LaLiga with a commanding 5-1 victory over Villarreal on Sunday, September 22. However, the triumph was overshadowed by a potentially serious knee injury to goalkeeper Marc-Andre ter Stegen, who had to be stretchered off the field.

The win marked Barcelona's sixth consecutive league victory, but the match was not without its drama. Robert Lewandowski and Raphinha both netted twice, with Lewandowski also missing a penalty in an entertaining clash at Villarreal's Estadio de la Ceramica. Ayoze Perez briefly pulled Villarreal back into the contest just before halftime, but it was not enough to stem the tide.