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Bayern goalkeeper Manuel Neuer, he does not lack confidence: “I am convinced that I am the best, even if I am no longer 17.”
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He is not irritated by his age (34),
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still from newcomer Alexander Nübel. «Anyone who is number one in Bayern and in the national team is always in a competitive situation. In this respect, little changes for me when a new goalkeeper comes to us. »
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Munich have been training for the next big coup since Monday. Victory in the premier class. But first, the round of 16 second leg against Chelsea on August 8 is on the program.
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FC Bayern Munich has been preparing for the restart of the Champions League since Monday. In the middle of it is her long-time keeper Manuel Neuer. The people of Munich have been working with him for nine years. And there is no end in sight. Neuer is “still very keen on football”, he says in an interview with “11Freunde”. Thoughts of resignation? No. «Every professional has only one career. If you end it, there is no going back ».
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Afraid that he could lose his place in the Bayern goal? No. «Which coach would set up players who are not the best? And I am convinced that I am the best, even if I am no longer 17. »
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Don’t be afraid of evil
The German national goalkeeper has also shown how good he is this season. He played his part in helping Bayern celebrate the eighth championship title in a row over four weeks ago, which was sweetened by the subsequent 20th cup victory.
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The new signing of Alexander Nübel von Schalke does not impress Neuer any more than his advanced football age: «Anyone who is number one in Bavaria and in the national team is always in a competitive situation. In this respect, little changes for me when a new goalkeeper comes to us. »
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Newer contract with the German record champions runs until 2023. Above all, the keeper sees the Champions League final 2023, which is to take place in Munich again for the first time after 2012, when the title was defeated against Chelsea at home, as a major medium-term goal. “It’s a big dream for all of us,” Neuer says to “Sport1”.
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CL return leg against Chelsea
But for now it’s all about preparing for the next games in the premier class. The next date: August 8th. Then the round of 16 second leg against Chelsea is on the program. The Munich first leg already won 3-0 away. Nothing will go wrong there.
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If Bayern jumps over this hurdle, the record champion will come to the showdown in Lisbon: The Champions League winner will be played in blitz tournament mode, which means: only one game without a second leg. The quarter-finals will take place on August 12th to 15th, the semi-finals on August 18th and 19th and the grand finale on August 23rd. Almost all experts favor Bayern Munich. Neuer says of the chances of his own triple of the season: “Playing against us is uncomfortable for every team in Europe.”
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