Neymar exit made Barcelona stronger - Ter Stegen

Barcelona have ventured up all in all to considerably more prominent statures after Neymar's flight, says goalkeeper Marc-Andre ter Stegen.

Neymar's €222million move to Paris Saint-Germain has just served to make Barcelona more grounded this season, says goalkeeper Marc-Andre ter Stegen.

The takeoff came during an era of saw institutional emergency at Barca, with fan outrage at the club's running exacerbated by a whipping to Real Madrid in the Supercopa de Espana.

Notwithstanding, Ernesto Valverde has driven a quiet walk towards LaLiga eminence this season, and Barca are unbeaten after 24 class diversions - a run extending back a club-record 31 alliance challenges - with a solid lead over Atletico Madrid in second.

In spite of the fact that Barca's mythical 'MSN' strikeforce of Lionel Messi, Luis Suarez and Neymar has been separated, Ter Stegen trusts the squad in general has ventured up after the last left, motivating their prosperity this term.

"The nature of Ney, you can't clarify it," Ter Stegen told ESPN. "Since he was super essential for us, as a man [and] in the group, as a footballer.

"Presently, everybody needs to comprehend what he did in light of the fact that possibly he needs to win something unique, likewise actually.

"His choice just he knows yet at last we needed to remunerate this and this isn't simple since he had so much quality, however we did it diversely and now we have an, exceptionally solid group.

"I think we are very brave players who have influenced us considerably more grounded and ideally they to rest easy and agreeable in the group and they adjust quick."

Two of the players drafted in to make up for the loss of Neymar are Ousmane Dembele and Philippe Coutinho.

The combine participated in bargains that could be worth over €300m, yet Ter Stegen says both merit time to indicate they can fill the Brazil star's boots.

"Dembele didn't play all the time since he was harmed [and] Coutinho just came," Ter Stegen said.

"We generally need to give them time and be persistent on the grounds that they are youthful and they have some extraordinary years ahead."

Barca go to Chelsea on Tuesday for the principal leg of their Champions League last-16 tie. Valverde has named the most grounded squad conceivable, with just the suspended Nelson Semedo and ineligible Coutinho missing.*

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