Barcelona goalkeeper Marc Andre ter Stegen has developed into a more mature player and person over his time with Barcelona.
Marc Andre ter Stegen’s career with Barcelona began with a goalkeeper battle between him and Claudio Bravo. In the end, Luis Enrique chose to go with ter Stegen in some of the biggest matches of the season. Overall, the results weren’t that bad with the young German goalkeeper. Barcelona won the treble in ter Stegen’s first season with the team. He started in the Copa Del Rey final and the Champions League final, both 3-1 wins for the Blaugrana.
It has been a really good summer for the young German goalkeeper. He led his country to a win at the Confederations Cup in Russia this past summer. Now, he is looking to continue adding trophies to his resume. He has been a rock as the last line of defense making crucial saves to keep Barca in matches. Without his heroics, some of Barcelona’s results could’ve be different to begin the season. Instead, Barca are off to a really good start with him being very consistent in goal.
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Recently, Barcelona dropped their first points of the season in a 1-1 draw against a tough Atletico Madrid. Ter Stegen made some timely saves as Luis Suarez was able to rescue a point for the visitors. Now, Barcelona return to Champions League action when they face Greek powerhouse Olympiacos. It is another chance to showcase that Germany is in good hand with Ter Stegen as one of a duo of great goalkeepers (along with fellow German and Bayern Munich star Manuel Neuer).
Ter Stegen took the time to talk with UEFA about the style of play a Barcelona goalkeeper has to have. In addition to that, he spoke about how much he has matured over his four season run with the Blaugrana. There has been a lot of change at Barca and more could be coming in the near future. Ter Stegen knows that he has changed with the club.
"“I’m a more mature person now. A lot of things have happened in these three years. Now I am beginning my fourth season here. I have been incredibly happy until now and I am happy to continue my career here, because it is what I want to do. We all have the chance to keep having success. That’s what Barça have always desired. And I think we are doing well, we are all hungry to keep winning games.”Marc Andre ter Stegen On His Maturity"
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Overall, ter Stegen has gone from and unfamiliar young goalkeeper to one of Barcelona’s most important player s. With him in goal, the players can count on him to make up for any errors made by the team. He will be counted on once again when Barcelona take on Olympiacos in the Champion’s League.