The German coach of Barcelona, Hansi Flick, confirmed Friday that the German goalkeeper Marc-André Ter Stegen He will play on Saturday again, after 222 days of low injury, against Real Valladolid in LaLiga.
“Ter Stegen returns to ownership tomorrow,” Flick said before joking: “We can finish the press conference.”
The Teuton coach said that the Polish goalkeeper Wojciech Szczesny will be good to rest facing the semifinals of the Champions League against Inter Milan, on Tuesday in San Siro.
“Thinking about ‘Tek’, for the goalkeepers it is good that they also have a little less minutes to recover. Marc is on the right track, at a good level, I see it in his fantastic training,” he said.
Barcelona without counting Lewandowski
However, he did not give details about the situation of Alejandro Balde or the Polish Robert Lewandowski.
“They are on the right track, but we have to wait. Today we had (Marc) married in the Rondo, but continues to work, training, but we cannot risk because we also need them in recent weeks,” he said about the exercises.
He also highlighted the importance of the domestic championship.
“It is our work to return to LaLiga, it is the most important thing because this title is the most honest. You have to play the whole season at the highest level. It doesn’t matter where Real Valladolid next season,” he said about his rival, already mathematically descended.
Questioned about the performance of Lamine Yamal, Flick said that its quality must be demonstrated in all matches.
“When you want to reach the level of Ronaldo, Messi and the greats you have to keep calm and see what happens. But we are very happy that I play with us and to be at this level. But we know that you have to work hard to stabilize at this level and improve even more. The thing does not end here,” he said.
