Manuel Neuer don recover from di foot problem wey keep am out, and di FC Bayern captain go stand for goal against Arsenal for di Champions League clash. Di water wey gather for im foot don reduce well well, and e tell DAZN say e dey fit to play.
Neuer tok for DAZN say e hope say everything don come out. E admit say e no dey ever be completely natural, but e believe say e need small time. E still talk say e dey fit, e can play and e dey look forward to di game. E also yan say when player dey injured, e want return between di posts quick quick to help di team.
Before di final call, Neuer bin return to team training on Monday for Säbener Straße. E train almost 40 minutes, then go inside dressing room wit players wey play against RB Leipzig. Di session happen behind new XXL screen, but e still talk small wit goalkeeper coach Michael Rechner and di two embrace.
Di final training on Tuesday from 2pm na di final foot test, and everything depend on how di foot react to training load. If no fresh problem and no new water form for di foot, Neuer go return for Allianz Arena on Wednesday night. Di reports confirm say e don make di team and e go start.
Neuer miss one week due di foot issue. E fly with team go Stavanger for Champions League game but e no play as FC Bayern draw 3:3 wit Viking. E also miss di 6:1 Bundesliga win over RB Leipzig for dia home. Jonas Urbig, di new national keeper, stand for im place for both games. Urbig don play four times for FC Bayern dis season, while Neuer get six appearances before dis Arsenal game. Dis match go be im seventh appearance dis season.
For Arsenal match, Neuer go replace Urbig for goal and make im 163rd Champions League game. Dat one go equal German record wey FC Bayern icon Thomas Müller hold. E also go join Lionel Messi and Thomas Müller for third place among players wit most Champions League matches. Only Iker Casillas wit 177 and Cristiano Ronaldo wit 183 get more.
Coach Vincent Kompany, wey virus slow down for past days, dey di team bus and e go stand for sideline. For di back four, Josip Stanisic play right, Konrad Laimer move go left side for Nathaniel Brown. Tom Bischof replace Joshua Kimmich for double six, as Kimmich no dey due family bereavement. Michael Olise dey suspended and Luis Diáz dey bench, so Serge Gnabry and Alphonso Davies enter di team.
Di lineup na Neuer; Laimer, Kim, Upamecano, Stanisic; Bischof, Pavlovic; Gnabry, Saibari, Davies; Kane.
