Barcelona will be without their captain and goalkeeper Marc-Andre ter Stegen for the rest of the season after the German suffered a serious knee ligament injury in Sunday’s 5-1 victory at Villarreal.

FC Barcelona have kickstarted their 2024-25 La Liga campaign on a roll, recording six wins out of six games. Nevertheless, the Blaugrana’s season has been riddled with fitness issues, with multiple players contracting concerning blows in recent times.

Barcelona are putting together plans to replace Marc-Andre ter Stegen with former Arsenal keeper Wojciech Szczesny considering a short-term move to Catalonia.