Munich – Archyde.com
Bayern Munich coach Julian Nagelsmann said on Monday that goalkeeper Manuel Neuer is ready to participate on Tuesday once morest Austrian Salzburg in the return leg of the Champions League round of 16, following recovering from a knee injury.
Neuer was absent from the stadiums for a month following undergoing knee surgery last February, and did not participate in the first leg, which ended in a 1-1 draw in Austria, and the Bavarian team will be in dire need of his efforts as he seeks to preserve his chance to crown the first European championship title. for clubs.
“If there are no complications in the knee, he can play,” Nagelsmann said in an online news conference. We understand his importance as a player and as a person at club level. I am happy that he is back and I hope he can participate tomorrow.”
Bayern is a strong candidate to reach the quarter-finals, but it is under pressure to achieve this following tying in the last minutes in the first leg at the opponent’s stadium and narrowly avoiding defeat.
According to the new rules of the tournament, matches that end in a tie on the total score are decided by playing extra time and then penalty kicks, regardless of the goals scored by each team away from their stadium.
Bayern leads the German league by nine points over its closest rivals, but it drew 1-1 with Bayer Leverkusen last Saturday, and was also eliminated from the German Cup competitions.
Nagelsmann added: “Of course we know how important the match is for us, and we must get a positive result in order for the season to be special. But I do not expect to leave the tournament, and I hope to qualify, and this is what we will strive for, and we must provide the performance required to achieve this goal. We have to keep the rhythm for 90 minutes.”
Bayern crowned the Champions League in 2020 as part of a large number of tournaments, amounting to six titles.