Icertainly don't blame you if you're confused by the extraordinary nature of Barcelona 's "Ter Stegen-gate," a situation which went from "nothing-to-see-here-folks" to nuclear. Marc-André ter Stegen outright defied and utterly infuriated the LaLiga champions. Barcelona then publicly stripped him of both the captaincy and his squad number. He immediately crumbled, made peace and, bravely, took the microphone ahead of Barça's friendly against Cesc Fàbregas' Como to call for Blaugrana peace and unity in our times.

But please have this as your overall takeaway: Although the entire embarrassing situation is not yet wholly resolved, this has been a significant, risky but ultimately successful power play by Hansi Flick. Don't be under any illusion about that.

Here are the facts: Havin

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