Marc-Andre ter Stegen kicked off at a racist comment on social media. The German goalkeeper was doing a question and answer session on his Twitter account ahead of his country’s friendly against Germany when one commenter pushed the wrong button.

Sheltered by the anonymity social media permits, the person in question asked if Samuel Umtiti deserved to start games for Barcelona even though he’s black. The question did not go down well with Ter Stegen, who reacted without holding back. “Social media allows us to express what we want, but for a racist and disrespectful comments such as that - there is no place!” the Barça stopper wrote.

Social media allows us to express what we want, but for a racist and disrespectful comments such as that - there is no place! ���� https://t.co/gPxQa8ur2P — Marc ter Stegen (@mterstegen1) 15 de noviembre de 2016

Until that moment, things had gone well. He wished some of his followers a happy birthday and even said he prefers living in Barcelona to Germany. There was also praise for Arda Turan, who he called “a really good person with a lot of personality and he’s also a fantastic player.”.

Germany is nice, but I prefer living in Barcelona ���� https://t.co/nflL9V6QvP — Marc ter Stegen (@mterstegen1) 15 de noviembre de 2016

Muy buena persona con mucha personalidad y además un jugador fantástico! @ArdaTuran �������� https://t.co/nc2B3q4vjJ — Marc ter Stegen (@mterstegen1) 15 de noviembre de 2016

I like almost everything �� difficult to choose one special plate �� https://t.co/ROA3WhU3JT — Marc ter Stegen (@mterstegen1) 15 de noviembre de 2016