Bayern Munich legend calls on Neuer to retire

Bayern Munich and German national team legend Lothar Matthäus attacked goalkeeper Manuel Neuer after his poor performance against Barcelona, ​​in the match that brought them together yesterday in the third round of the Champions League.

The Catalan club defeated the German club Bayern Munich with a score of 4-1 during the two teams’ confrontation yesterday at the Montjuïc stadium, where Neuer failed to confront all the attacks that were on his net, especially since Barcelona reached Bayern Munich’s goal in 5 balls, of which he scored 4. Lewandowski missed the fifth ball.

Lothar Matthäus said: “I do not want to offend Neuer, but at the present time, he is no longer the great support for the team as he was in the past.” ".

He continued: "Manuel Neuer currently is not the Manuel Neuer we know, because he no longer blocks balls that were impossible to block, and his playing as a goalkeeper has changed."

He added: “In the past, he anticipated every situation, had a 360-degree vision, and started attacks with a pass. Currently, he cannot give the defense safety.”

He stated: “Currently, Neuer also lacks luck in matches, but in the past, if he received 3 balls towards his goal, as happened in Frankfurt, he would save one or two of them.”

He concluded his speech by saying: “An example of this is Barcelona’s second goal. Manuel hesitated, then left his goal, but he was unable to do anything to avoid the goal.”