After days of high tension and drama, Barcelona and Marc-Andre ter Stegen finally made peace on Friday night. Barça had stripped Ter Stegen of the captaincy over his refusal to sign the

Barcelona says Marc-Andre ter Stegen will return as first-team captain after announcing that the goalkeeper had authorized the club to send his medical report to the Spanish league.

Having been struck down with a back injury, Ter Stegen’s public insistance that he would be sidelined for three months sparked significant tension at Barcelona, where club officials expected a four-month absence which would let them waive his wages against La Liga’s salary cap for the first half of the season.