Manuel Neuer has been on the pitch since October 28. Absent since December 2022 following a serious leg injury, the German goalkeeper has played three matches since his return and confirmed his good return with two clean sheets. Winner of the Champions League in 2013 and 2020, the 2014 world champion will return to the continental stage this Wednesday against Galatasaray (9 p.m.).
Present at a press conference for the occasion, the 37-year-old goalkeeper expressed his joy at returning to European pitches: “I’m happy to be able to play football again. This must be said very clearly. I’m glad it worked so well. Of course, the body always reacts, this is completely normal after such a long and serious injury. With this long downtime, it’s also normal that things don’t always go well. I felt really good before the matches. Afterwards, it is important for me that I always take care of everything, that I always go to the respective therapists and that I take care of small projects.»
