Barcelona's Marc-Andre ter Stegen admits Claudio Bravo's summer switch to Manchester City eased a "difficult situation" as he prepares to return to Borussia Moenchengladbach in the Champions League this week.
Ter Stegen joined Gladbach as a 4-year-old and spent 18 years at the club before his 2014 transfer to Barca.
On Wednesday, he returns for the first time since leaving over two years ago, and he does so having ousted Bravo in the battle to be Luis Enrique's first-choice keeper.
After job-sharing for two seasons, Bravo decided to accept a new challenge in England with Man City.