Barcelona star cleared to face Real Madrid in Copa del Rey final

Barcelona captain Marc-Andre ter Stegen will be available for selection when the Catalonia club take on Real Madrid for the 2024/25 Copa del Rey title.

Marc-Andre ter Stegen have been out for seven months out through injury March but Barcelona have included him in their squad for the upcoming clash with Real Madrid. This is the first time he will be making the team since his dreadful knee injury against Villarreal in late September.

The German veteran has been working his way back and training with the team since the end of March.

Hansi Flick is due to take all of his players, including the injured Marc Bernal and Marc Casado to Seville as the Blaugrana try to win their second trophy of the season, once more in a Clasico. Ter Stegen is not expected to feature against Los Blancos, with Wojciech Szczesny firmly in possession of the number one spot for the rest of this season by all accounts.

Marc-Andre ter Stegen goalkeeper of Barcelona. (Photo by Jose Breton/Pics Action/NurPhoto via Getty Images)

However it is not ruled out that ter Stegen could receive some game time before the end of the season, depending on how the season plays out and what situation the Blaugrana are in. Ter Stegen and Szczesny are expected to be at Barcelona next season, with Inaki Pena departing.

Flick still have some injury worries with Alejandro Balde and Robert Lewandowski joining Casado and Bernal on the injury list.

The German tactician will have to give Gerard Martin just his second start on a major occasion, the first coming in the second leg against Borussia Dortmund in the Champions League quarter-final.

Up front, Ferran Torres is likely to replace Lewandowski. Barcelona will be facing a tough side in Real Madrid as Carlo Ancelotti hopes to revive their season.