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Manuel Neuer: A knighthood from Tuchel - Immediately afterwards he grabs a curious souvenir

2020-08-25T08:55:16.982Z


FC Bayern triumphs in the Champions League - thanks in part to an outstanding Manuel Neuer. The defeated PSG coach Thomas Tuchel ennobles the goalkeeper.


FC Bayern triumphs in the Champions League - thanks in part to an outstanding Manuel Neuer. The defeated PSG coach Thomas Tuchel ennobles the goalkeeper.

  • FC Bayern * defeated Paris St. Germain and made the historic triple perfect.
  • Manuel Neuer was not to be overcome for the PSG stars.
  • The goalkeeper cannot save himself from praise - Paris coach Thomas Tuchel in particular finds big words.

Lisbon - He was the man of the evening: Manuel Neuer * became a symbol of the strength and irrepressible will of FC Bayern in the historic Champions League * triumph over Paris St. Germain . He threw himself in every shot and let the French super storm around Neymar and Mbappé despair. At the latest when he stood up after a parade and demonstratively spread his arms, it was not only clear to every Parisian player: Today the Munich gate is nailed up.

FC Bayern: Manuel Neuer becomes a triple hero - Tuchel gets accolade

There was great praise from Bayern sports director and goalkeeper colleague Oliver Kahn *: “Manu held two very important balls. That's what a Bayern Munich goalkeeper has to be able to do. He didn't have a lot of work to do, but that's when he needs to be there. That's what makes a Bayern Munich goalkeeper. He's one of the really, really great. ”You'd think that more praise wouldn't be possible. But, of all people, another accolade followed on the part of the enemy.

Manuel Neuer, asked about his vacation in Croatia ... pic.twitter.com/yW1TojA6wO

- Florian Schroeder (@Schroeder_Live) August 23, 2020

PSG coach Thomas Tuchel found big words for the 34-year-old's performance: Manuel has been in top form for weeks. He took the goalkeeping game to a new level. ”Tuchel didn't even lose his sense of humor after the big defeat. "This is competition distortion," he said of Neuer's gala performance. A very special kind of recognition. It was also given by the international press - and not too scarce.

FC Bayern: Captain Neuer leads FCB to the triple - and steals something from the stadium

To commemorate his second triple victory with Bayern, Neuer grabbed a souvenir. He had a piece of the goal net cut out. He also gave a part of it to his goalkeeping coach Toni Tapalovic , as the picture reports.

Manuel Neuer #UCLFinal pic.twitter.com/8YDPwVs4Gz

- Faisal HQ (@ iF2is) August 23, 2020

Is Neuer, who suddenly appeared very young thanks to a strange video *, now (again) the best keeper in the world? Twice he denied the later inconsolable Neymar in a promising position with an outstanding foot defense. The double save is available here in the video.

Goalkeeping legend Peter Schmeichel emphasized Neuer's charisma: “Neuer today, he was just amazing. He gives the team great self-confidence. With every goalkeeper who doesn't play like that, Bayern would not have won this tournament, ”said the Dane.

At the end the captain was the first to hold up the trophy - the "Lisbon mission" is complete. (epp) * tz.de is part of the Ippen editorial network.

List of rubric lists: © Miguel A. Lopes / pool EPA via AP / dpa

Source: merkur

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