A headline member of the first-team ranks at La Liga giants Barcelona was on Wednesday the recipient of a classy gesture on the part of his teammates.
The player in question? Marc-André ter Stegen.
Shot-stopper Ter Stegen, for his part, today reached a memorable milestone in his career as a Barcelona player.
This comes with it now ten years to the day since the German international was unveiled as a Blaugrana player in front of the Camp Nou.
Barca’s social media platforms have since been filled with posts, highlighting the achievement on the part of their long-time no.1:
And, as alluded to above, as much was added to at the club’s training ground on Wednesday morning, too.
After emerging onto the grass at the Ciutat Esportiva, Ter Stegen was greeted by the rest of Xavi’s squad, who stood in two lines across from one another.
From here, the 32-year-old was afforded a guard of honour, featuring some customary shoving and slapping from his Barcelona teammates:
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