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Claudio Bravo backs Marc-Andre ter Stegen to succeed at Barcelona

MANCHESTER -- Claudio Bravo has backed former teammate Marc-Andre ter Stegen to bounce back after the Barcelona goalkeeper came in for criticism following recent errors.

The Chile international and ter Stegen shared goalkeeping duties at Barca for the last two seasons, but the German was set to become the No. 1 this season.

However, Ter Stegen was heavily criticised for a costly blunder in the 4-3 defeat to Celta Vigo earlier this month and later apologised to teammates.

Bravo, who has insisted there was no problem between them when they were fighting for the No.