Exclusion of Ter Stegen from Germany's Squad for Matches Against Turkey and Austria

Barcelona and Germany goalkeeper Marc-André ter Stegen has been excluded from his national team's friendly matches against Turkey and Austria due to experiencing "severe back pain," as announced by his coach Julian Nagelsmann. Nagelsmann stated on Friday in a press conference before the match against Turkey at the Olympic Stadium in Berlin: "Ter Stegen will return to Barcelona and will not be in goal tomorrow. We hope he can fully recover as soon as possible." The German coach added that he does not currently know how long Ter Stegen will be sidelined, clarifying, "I believe it depends on the medical staff at Barcelona." Nagelsmann revealed that Ter Stegen's injury occurred before his press conference on Friday and that a decision regarding the substitute who will start has not yet been made, emphasizing that "we will wait for the final training session before making a joint decision." Ter Stegen had established himself as the first choice goalkeeper in the absence of Bayern Munich's Manuel Neuer, who is returning to the field after nearly a year out due to a leg fracture, but Neuer was not called up to the German national team camp. It is worth noting that the German national team currently includes three goalkeepers: Kevin Trapp (Eintracht Frankfurt), Oliver Baumann (Hoffenheim), and Janis Blaswich (Leipzig).