Thomas Tuchelcoach of Bayern Munich, confirmed that today Manuel Neuerat 37 years old, will return to the field tomorrow against promoted Darmstadt in a Bundesliga match at the Allianz Arena.
The emblematic goalkeeper and captain of the Bavarian team will end a trying year since then On December 9, 2022, he suffered a double fracture of the tibia and fibula of his right knee. while skiing on a few days off after being eliminated from the first stage of the Qatar World Cup with the German team.
eight days before, On December 1, Neuer played his last match to date, Costa Rica-Germany.. Despite winning 2-4, the ‘Mannschaft’ did not advance to the round of 16 as Japan and Spain secured the first two spots in the group. 331 days have passed…
“If nothing happens in training, he will play tomorrow,” Tuchel declared in a press conference while holding the wood of the table that commands good luck.
“He’s happy, we’re happy and probably everyone else is happy too,” added the Bayern coach with a broad smile on his face.
After a year
The last match played by Neuer against the Bavarian giants on November 12, 2022 in Gelsenkirchen against Schalke, his former team (0-2).
Neuer initially expected to be ready by mid-July to start the preseason with his teammates, but the recovery took longer than expected.
Tuchel, surrender
“He hasn’t played in a long time. I can feel their joy, as well as their whole class. “He has a lot of experience, it’s a new situation, but these situations are also meant to be experienced,” added Tuchel.
From January until the end of the last season Yann Sommer, signed in the winter market, he replaced Neuer. The Swiss goalkeeper went to Inter in the summer and has been since the start of this season Sven Ulreich, his eternal substitute, placing himself between the Bayern sticks. From now on he will return to the bench.
Playing Euro 2024 at home, your big challenge
Neuer embarks on one of the final challenges of his immense career: returning to his best level for Euro 2024, which Germany will host. In the ‘Mannschaft’ he faces competition Marc-André ter Stegenstarter in his absence taking advantage of his very high performance at FC Barcelona.
Source: La Verdad
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