Barcelona's Marc-Andre ter Stegen tries to do a Manuel Neuer... it doesn't go to plan
It wasn't a bad finished from Mikel San Jose...
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Your support makes all the difference.Marc-Andre ter Stegen hasn’t had the best of starts this season. In his first two games the keeper has already let in eight goals – four against Sevilla in the UEFA Super Cup and then four against Athletic Bilbao in the Spanish Supercopa.
But Mikel San Jose’s wonder striker for Bilbao will be one goal Ter Stegen won’t be able to forget so easily.
In what looks like an attempt to imitate Manuel Neuer, the Barcelona goalkeeper has come charging out of his box to clear the ball with his head – only for Jose to knock it straight back where it came from, and into the net.
Stick to what you know Ter Stegen:
He probably won't be trying that again.
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