In 2012 he held up against Ronaldo and Kaká, and in 2017 he broke his leg. Manuel Neuer has mixed memories of matches against Real Madrid.
If Manuel Neuer has his way, history can repeat itself. On April 25, 2012, the goalkeeper paved the way for the final at home by saving penalties against world stars Cristiano Ronaldo and Kaká. Meanwhile, watching another memorable duel between FC Bayern Munich and Real Madrid should give Manuel Neuer an uneasy feeling. In 2017, the reigning champions lost to the Spanish club 4-2 after extra time and were eliminated in the quarter-finals.
2017: Broken leg and Champions League exit
This last game was very painful because Neuer broke his leg in the interval (highly suspected of being offside) 2:3. A terrible day for the goalkeeper, who had gone through his career largely unscathed so far. As a result, Neuer struggled again with a serious injury; a year after the quarter-final exit, he had to watch from the stands as FCB failed again in Madrid due to a serious indiscretion by Neuer’s replacement, Sven Ulreich.
On Tuesday, Neuer returned with Bayern to the legendary Estadio Santiago Bernabeu. “The view is impressive,” Neuer explained at a pre-match press conference. “I know the stadium from the previous games.” The sight of the “big scoreboard and the gang around it” was particularly memorable for Neuer: “The whole stadium has something special and historic.”
Bernabeu stadium like “almost no other in Europe”
“There is hardly a stadium in Europe or in the world where it is better for a little boy to be able to play at some point in the future.” For Neuer, this is the fourth time that the Royals have welcomed him in a major league hit game.The record is poor with only one win, but that doesn’t bother him.
“You shouldn’t freeze or be afraid. You have to change the feeling of stress to something positive,” said captain Neuer, who traveled to Madrid “not with fear.” “No one wants to make a mistake, everyone wants to gain or benefit from it.”
Neuer well prepared for “Mindgame”
If it comes to a penalty shootout, he and his teammates will feel prepared. From a psychological point of view, he sees himself as an advantage in his role as a goalkeeper: “It’s a little mental game with the shooter and the goalkeeper. (…) In the end, the shooter always decides where the ball goes. .” Neuer will certainly use the video clips from the penalty shootout from 2012 as explanatory and motivational material.
Video: Yes press conference with Thomas Tuchel and Manuel Neuer in the revival
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May 7, 2024 – 7:20 p.m
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