At 38 years old, Manuel Neuer He continues to expand his legend in the Champions League. The one from Gelsenkirchen, the second goalkeeper with the most appearances in the top European club competition (138), was surpassed only by 177 of Iker Casillassurpassed this Tuesday, with the victory of Bayern Munich about him Arsenal (1-0), to Mostoleño in terms of clean sheets.
“We had a very special night”
A total of 58 – compared to 57 for Casillas – which puts him as the most unbeaten goalkeeper in Champions League history. Big word. “I think now We lived a very special night at the Allianz Arena. The atmosphere, the fans… But, above all, the discipline we showed. This was the key. “We are pleased to move forward,” he said. Neuer on the microphone of ‘DAZN‘.
The one in Thomas Tuchelwho was surprised at the bet, at first, Raphael Guerreiro and left Thomas Muller on the bench, they earned their ticket to the semi-finals thanks to a header goal from Joshua Kimmich. Neuer, for its part, is hardly demanded by the ‘gunners’. Just one shot of Martin Odegaard After half an hour he was poisoned and he took, with eagerness, a changed hand.
Off the ball, as usual, he was a field player, completing 48 of the 64 passes he attempted (75%). “The key to my role in the team is to find a balance and not take risks. Today We tried to make the right passes from the back which also created a threat. “I think the fact that we have achieved this balance as a team is very important,” he concluded. Neueron the brink of their fourth European final.
Your last stone in the road is real Madridexecutioner of City of Manchestercurrent champions, after a painful penalty shootout (1-1, 3-4) at the Etihad Stadium, and an old acquaintance of Neuerwhich the whites have faced six times, with a balance of two wins and four losses.
Source: La Verdad
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