Barcelona boss Hansi Flick backed Marc-Andre ter Stegen despite a costly mistake against Monaco in the Champions League this week.

Hansi Flick was asked in a press conference on Saturday about Ter Stegen’s mistake, and while he acknowledged an error was made the coach still believes the goalkeeper’s ball-playing ability is a crucial piece of his system and has given Ter Stegen strong instructions to avoid such a mistake in the future.

Barcelona captain Marc-Andre Ter Stegen came in for heavy criticism after Thursday’s Champions League defeat to AS Monaco. The German goalkeeper gifted possession to the hosts in the early stages,