He blaugrana They were completely outplayed by the home team that night, and their control only increased after the Catalans’ captain Ronald Araujo was sent off in the first half following two yellow cards in quick succession.
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Ter Stegen traveled to London with the squad
While Araujo left the field after disappointing the team, a certain Marc-André ter Stegen, the Catalans’ first captain, watched from the Stamford Bridge barrier.
In fact, according to SPORT, the German goalkeeper, who is currently recovering from an injury, traveled to London and sat right behind the benches in the stands at Chelsea’s stadium.
Ter Stegen flew to London to support his teammates. (Photo by Alex Caparrós/Getty Images)
Last year, Ter Stegen received criticism when Jules Kounde traveled to Milan to support the team in the Champions League semi-finals against Inter Milan, and he did not do so.
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This time, understanding his responsibility as captain and high-level figure in the locker room, he did not want to miss such an important match.
For this reason, the 33-year-old goalkeeper traveled to England, was with his teammates in the hotel, in the locker room before the game, and supported them from the stands during the ninety minutes.
For a Barcelona that was going through a delicate moment, his gesture was a clear message of internal commitment that was valued much more inside the stadium than from home.
Regarding his return, Ter Stegen has already started training individually at high intensity in the Sports City and is close to rejoining the group.