In the ugly battle between Barcelona’s board and the club’s captain Marc-André ter Stegen, it was the German goalkeeper who swallowed his pride to bring an end to an increasingly unseemly saga.

Marc-Andre ter Stegen stepped into the spotlight ahead of Barcelona’s Joan Gamper Trophy clash against Como and delivered a captain’s speech that felt like a fresh chapter for both him and the

With microphone in hand and a round of applause from the Barcelona supporters at the Estadio Olimpico, Ter Stegen said: "Good evening everyone. Thank you so much for coming to the Johan. We obviously all share the same enthusiasm and want to return to the Spotify Camp Nou, our home, there's really not much time left."