Neymar exit made Barcelona more grounded - Ter Stegen

Neymar exit made Barcelona more grounded - Ter Stegen 

18 February 2018 

Neymar's €222million move to Paris Saint-Germain has just served to make Barcelona more grounded this season, says goalkeeper Marc-Andre ter Stegen. 

The takeoff came during an era of saw institutional emergency at Barca, with fan outrage at the club's running intensified by a whipping to Real Madrid in the Supercopa de Espana. 

Nonetheless, Ernesto Valverde has driven a peaceful walk towards LaLiga grandness this season, and Barca are unbeaten after 24 class diversions - a run extending back a club-record 31 association challenges - with a solid lead over Atletico Madrid in second. 

In spite of the fact that Barca's mythical 'MSN' strikeforce of Lionel Messi, Luis Suarez and Neymar has been separated, Ter Stegen trusts the squad in general has ventured up after the last left, moving their prosperity this term. 

"The nature of Ney, you can't clarify it," Ter Stegen told ESPN. "Since he was super essential for us, as a man [and] in the group, as a footballer. 

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"Presently, everybody needs to comprehend what he did on the grounds that possibly he needs to win something different, additionally by and by. 

"His choice just he knows yet at last we needed to remunerate this and this isn't simple since he had so much quality, however we did it diversely and now we have an, exceptionally solid group. 

"I think we are very brave players who have influenced us significantly more grounded and ideally they to rest easy and agreeable in the group and they adjust quick." 

Two of the players drafted in to adjust for the loss of Neymar are Ousmane Dembele and Philippe Coutinho. 

The match participated in bargains that could be worth over €300m, yet Ter Stegen says both merit time to indicate they can fill the Brazil star's boots. 

"Dembele didn't play frequently on the grounds that he was harmed [and] Coutinho just came," Ter Stegen said. 

"We generally need to give them time and be understanding since they are youthful and they have some awesome years ahead." 

Barca go to Chelsea on Tuesday for the main leg of their Champions League last-16 tie. Valverde has named the most grounded squad conceivable, with just the suspended Nelson Semedo and ineligible Coutinho missing. 

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