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Barcelona goalkeeper Ter Stegen to undergo knee surgery

La Liga Santander - FC Barcelona v Atletico Madrid - Camp Nou, Barcelona, Spain - June 30, 2020 Barcelona's Marc-Andre ter Stegen during the warm up [REUTERS/Albert Gea]

Barcelona goalkeeper Marc-Andre ter Stegen is set to undergo knee surgery having had trouble with his patellar tendon this season, the La Liga club said on Monday.

The Germany international played 46 times for Barcelona in a season that culminated with Friday’s humiliating 8-2 defeat by Bayern Munich as the Spanish side were knocked out in the Champions League quarter-finals in Lisbon.

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