Barcelona will be without their captain and goalkeeper Marc-Andre ter Stegen for the rest of the season after the German suffered a serious knee ligament injury in Sunday’s 5-1 victory at Villarreal.

Barcelona goalkeeper Marc-André ter Stegen is facing a long spell on the sidelines after his club said Monday that he sustained a “complete rupture” of a tendon in his right knee that requires surgery.

(Reuters) -Barcelona goalkeeper Marc-Andre ter Stegen has undergone a successful surgery on Monday after suffering a complete rupture of the patella tendon in his right knee, the LaLiga club said. The 32-year-old Germany international picked up the injury during Barcelona's 5-1 win at Villarreal in LaLiga on Sunday.