Barcelona goalkeeper Marc-Andre ter Stegen will miss Sunday’s Spanish Super Cup first leg against Sevilla after picking up a ligament injury, the Catalan club said yesterday.

The 24-year-old sprained ligaments in his left knee during a training session yesterday having played for half an hour in the 3-2 victory over Sampdoria on Wednesday.

Ter Stegen featured regularly for Barca in their Champions League campaign last season, making 10 appearances, but Chile international Claudio Bravo was Luis Enrique’s first choice during the league campaign.

Bravo is poised to play in Seville on Sunday when Barcelona meet Spanish Cup holders Sevilla in Spanish football’s traditional season curtain-raiser.

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