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Marc-Andre ter Stegen Says David De Gea Mistake 'Could Have Happened to Me'

Barcelona goalkeeper Marc-Andre ter Stegen says he spoke to David de Gea after his costly mistake in their UEFA Champions League quarter-final second leg and told him it "could have happened to me."

The Spain international saw a Lionel Messi shot from range squirm through his grasp and into the back of the net to make it 3-0 to Barcelona on aggregate and effectively kill off the tie at the Camp Nou on Tuesday.

"After the game, I told De Gea that we are all humans and that this could have happened to me as well," he told COPE (h/t Metro).