""This is his decision," Flick said in a news conference Friday when asked if Ter Stegen could leave in January in order to fight for a place in Germany's World Cup squad next summer."
""We spoke about his situation and I respect Marc a lot because he's a fantastic goalkeeper. He's a really good player for us, also a good human for the team, but at the end it's his decision and he has to decide, so it's about that.""
""Joan will rest," Flick said. "But today is not the day to make the decisions [on who will play]. I want to wait until tomorrow. "Of course, Marc is a fantastic goalkeeper. In the goal, we have three excellent players. I am really happy about this. We will see what happens. "But it's clear what I said before: Joan is No.1. From there, we will see what happens. Tek [Szczęsny] played last season a fantastic season, we won with him three titles. Also, this season, when Joan was i"
Marc-André ter Stegen has been relegated to second choice at Barcelona behind Joan García, who is now the club's No.1 goalkeeper. Ter Stegen made nine appearances last season after a knee injury and missed the start of the current campaign following back surgery. Ter Stegen returned to fitness earlier this month but has been on the bench for the last two games. Joan García arrived from Espanyol for €25 million and will be rested for the Copa del Rey tie. Playing time for the Copa del Rey remains undecided between Ter Stegen and Wojciech Szczesny. Ter Stegen has 422 appearances for Barcelona and 17 trophies since 2014.
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