Ter Stegen will miss the upcoming La Liga fixture

Barcelona's goalkeeper, Marc-Andre ter Stegen, will be absent in the upcoming La Liga match against Rayo Vallecano, as reported by Sport.es.

Furthermore, his participation in the Champions League match against Porto is also in question. The goalkeeper will make every effort to recover, but his involvement appears unlikely. In the match against Rayo, his understudy, Inaki Pena, will guard the goal. It is worth recalling that earlier, the German left his national team camp due to back pain, and this issue has hindered his recovery for the next game.

It's worth noting that Ter Stegen signed a five-year contract with Barcelona in May 2014, with the player's transfer costing the Catalans 12 million euros. The German was brought in by the club to replace goalkeeper Victor Valdes, who had moved to Manchester United.

This season, the 31-year-old Ter Stegen has kept eight clean sheets for Barcelona. He conceded 15 goals in 17 matches.