Neuer stays a doubt for the Allianz Enviornment assembly after lacking Bayern’s previous two matches, however Raya would welcome the prospect to face one among his childhood function fashions once more.
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> hopes > is match sufficient to face Arsenal tonight, with the goalkeeper describing the > captain as a “legend” and one of many gamers he admired rising up.
Neuer stays a doubt for the Champions League assembly on the Allianz Enviornment after a foot downside saved him out of Bayern’s earlier two matches.
Moderately than welcome the potential absence of one of many opposition’s most achieved gamers, Raya made clear that he would relish one other alternative to share a pitch with him.
Requested what he notably admired about Neuer’s sport, Raya d: “I like each single factor about Manuel Neuer. He’s a legend of the sport, despite the fact that he’s nonetheless enjoying. What he’s performed and what he has achieved, personally and collectively, is outstanding.”
He continued: “He’s been an awesome goalkeeper and an awesome function mannequin for lots of younger goalkeepers. Once I was younger, he was enjoying and I appeared as much as him. It’s only a pleasure to be sharing the pitch with him as soon as once more. Hopefully, he’s match sufficient to play tomorrow.”
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Raya didn’t single out one explicit aspect of Neuer’s sport. Elsewhere in his press convention, nonetheless, the Arsenal goalkeeper mentioned his personal enjoyment of enjoying with the ball at his ft and the problem posed by Bayern’s aggressive press.
“We all know they press very excessive,” he stated. “They go man to man,” Raya stated, explaining that Arsenal hope to play by that strain to create alternatives of their very own.
Whether or not Neuer will probably be concerned stays unsure. Bayern have described his downside as an accumulation of fluid on his foot, with sporting director > enjoying down the seriousness of the difficulty after Saturday’s 6-1 victory over >.
“It’s nothing severe – it’s only a little bit of fluid on the foot,” he stated.
The issue was however been sufficient to rule the 40-year-old out of Bayern’s previous two matches, the 3-3 Champions League draw away to > and the g.
Jonas Urbig deputised in each matches with Neuer coaching individually following the event of the issue earlier than the journey to Norway.
Eberl stated Neuer was not able to face Leipzig and that Bayern would assess whether or not he may return towards Arsenal.
As of Tuesday morning, he stays a doubt slightly than a confirmed absentee.
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