Ter Stegen: I almost feel better in Barcelona than where I was born LaLiga Santander Spoke to Libero

So comfortable is he in Catalonia, that Barcelona goalkeeper, Marc-Andre ter Stegen, explained in an interview that he feels more at ease in Barcelona than in Monchengladbach, where he was born.

Ter Stegen has been the No.1 for a while now, and the German is integral to Barcelona's success.

"It was very important for me to go to a city that I could identify with," he said to Libero magazine.

"I think that if you get to a place that doesn't convince you, you can't be comfortable for many years and feel good.

"Some players don't care much, but I do, and now I almost feel better here than in the city where I was born.

"It's necessary for a player to adapt and not only in a purely football sense, but also culturally, to integrate in the country and the region in order to feel at ease."

The custodian put his adaptation down to his neighbours.

"In our profession many people look at us, but I am a natural person and I want to continue being one," he continued.

"The kindness of my neighbours has made things much easier for me, it's not normal for them to treat me so well and this gives me a lot of life."