Barcelona are facing a crucial stretch of the season without their most decisive player from last season. Their crunch match against Porto in the Champions League is followed by clashes against two of three sides above them in La Liga. As things stand, Marc-Andre ter Stegen will be missing against the Portuguese giant.
The German veteran returned from international duty early two weeks ago with back pain, but that has not yet eased, and ter Stegen decided against playing at Vallecas on Saturday.
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