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Neuer mistake against Real – “He is the unluckiest of all”
With his mistake before the equalizer, Manuel Neuer initiated FC Bayern’s semi-final exit in the Champions League. While the captain tries to explain his mistake, those responsible for Munich stand behind their goalkeeper.
National goalkeeper Manuel Neuer played a world-class game at the Bernabéu – until the 88th minute. Then his mistake initiates Bayern’s knockout. Coach Thomas Tuchel feels for his captain, who has an explanation for his mistake.
Manuel Neuer “just felt bad,” as he said. The captain of FC Bayern Munich held sensationally well until the 88th minute in the Champions League semi-final on Wednesday evening at the Bernabéu Stadium before Joselu made a mistake that allowed Real Madrid to make it 1-1. And the former Bundesliga professional followed up the equalizer in stoppage time with the winning goal to make it 2-1 for Spain’s record champions. Neuer was stunned – as was coach Thomas Tuchel.
“Manu holds the ball 10,000 times out of 10,000. This is the 10,001st. “Time,” said Tuchel. He felt for the 38-year-old national goalkeeper, who fought his way back into the Bayern goal this season after months of rehab after suffering a serious leg fracture at the end of 2022. “It is impossible for Manu to make a mistake. And he’s doing it today of all days after the world class game. “That’s so bitter,” commented Tuchel.
“The unhappiest of all”
“Because if there’s anyone who doesn’t deserve this, it’s Manu. We know where he comes from. We know what he did, what he did for it,” said Tuchel about Neuer’s difficult return to the football goal. “No one will point the finger at him. He’s the unhappiest of them all.”
Serious mistake: Manuel Neuer has to accept the 1-1 goal from Joselu (r.).
What: AFP/THOMAS COEX
As a matter of fact. Neuer was heartbroken about missing the final against Borussia Dortmund at Wembley on June 1st. “The situation was difficult for me. “I expected the ball differently,” he said of Real attacker Vinicius Junior’s misjudged shot, which he tried to catch but then let ricochet forward to goal scorer Joselu with serious consequences.
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“The ball jumped up towards my neck and I just couldn’t fix it,” said Neuer, describing his faux pas. Something like that almost never happens to the 2014 world champion, even though he admitted: “I’ve made mistakes, no question about it.”
Neuer left the stadium very disappointed. He wanted to crown his comeback after the serious injury by winning the title in the Champions League final shortly before the home European Championship. “We were already one step into the final,” he said, given Alphonso Davies’ lead. Neuer unnerved the Real attackers for a long time with several world-class saves. “It’s extremely bitter the way it happened. There are few words for that,” groaned Neuer.