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04th Nov 2015

WATCH: Marc-Andre Ter Stegen, by the corner flag, gives Manuel Neuer a run for his money

Sweeper keeper

Darragh Murphy

What one Earth are German goalkeepers’ taking to keep their nerves down?

Manuel Neuer is famous for playing the ball out of defence with his quick feet and confident dribbling.

And his international understudy Marc-Andre Ter Stegen proved that he’s also well able to keep calm in tight situations with this insane piece of composure by the Barcelona corner flag on Wednesday night.

Rather than hoof it into row zed and sprint back to his line, or even just concede the corner as more nervous stoppers might do, Ter Stegen calmly held off the BATE Borisov winger, rolled the ball away from him and picked out a teammate with aplomb.

It gives us palpitations just watching it.

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