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

Barcelona says Marc-Andre ter Stegen will return as first-team captain after announcing that the goalkeeper had authorized the club to send his medical report to the Spanish league.