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Attacking and playing strikers at a tense moment is the comeback declaration of "Shi Yimen"

author:Football Talks

Sports Weekly all-media reporter Huang Sijun

After a four-week break due to a shoulder injury and missing seven games, Bayern and Germany captain Neuer finally returned from a league trip to Hertha Berlin on Saturday afternoon, and was not unfamiliar, and even showed off a "commotion" at the end of the game when the situation was quite tense. Seeing such a fierce Nou team, the German fans breathed a long sigh of relief. As Nagelsmann said in his pre-match press conference against Inter Milan a few days ago, "The whole country can sleep soundly tonight." However, Alfonso Davies' injury in the second half scared Bayern fans, especially Canadian fans, for another night (it was a day in Canada). Fortunately, Bayern officially announced the next day that Davis' injury would not affect his participation in the World Cup.

Attacking and playing strikers at a tense moment is the comeback declaration of "Shi Yimen"

The comeback Neuer celebrates another victory with his teammates.

Neuer "immediately ignited"

The league match with Hertha means Bayern's "devil's schedule" before the World Cup break to enter the final big straight. With seven consecutive wins, plus Neuer, Sane and Lucas Hernandez returning from injury, Bayern should win a relegation team. The results were indeed unexpected, but the process was somewhat surprising.

After the opening, Hertha won a certain field advantage by actively pressing. Less than four minutes later, Luc Bacchio broke Davis' cross near the centre circle, then used his speed advantage to throw off Pamecano and burst into the left side of the box before choosing to hit the near corner with his left foot. It couldn't have been a good warm-up for Neuer, who gently jumped up his palms to block the ball off the line. In the 11th minute, Hertha once again struck into the Bayern penalty area, Plattenhart crossed a low flat from the left, and Selk pushed under the two-man shot, this time Neuer fell to the ground and took the ball into his arms.

Attacking and playing strikers at a tense moment is the comeback declaration of "Shi Yimen"

Neuer brilliantly defused Richter's curling ball into the far corner of the goal.

Shortly after Neuer made his second successful save, Bayern burst into action, with Mane assisting Musiara's opening score, extinguishing Herta's opening fire. That's it? Of course not. Halfway through the first half, Hertha had another chance by pressing: Kempf tackles Schuppo Morting on the left side of midfield, Serdar takes the ball and quickly goes diagonally to the middle, Selk reverses offside and steps into the edge of the box with his right foot to stop the ball off his feet, and Parmecano blocks the ball not far away. Richter fell into the arc of the box to grab the ball back before Goretzka, then immediately got up and curled the ball with his left foot towards the top left corner of the goal. Neuer first took a step back, then flew hard to save the ball with both palms! Neuer said after the game: "I got into shape relatively quickly because I had something to do at the beginning of the race and I was integrated into the game, so I immediately ignited. ”

Similar to the 6-2 home win over Mainz 05 in the previous round, Bayern staged a god drama with their opponents before half-time. First, the recent brave Shubo Motin scored twice in just 80 seconds to score in seven consecutive official matches, and this season has produced a double in all competitions. It looks like Bayern killed the game at once. But then the Bayern defence went out of his mind, Mazraoui stared at the back and Luc Bakio picked up Richter's right-footed cross and fired a right-footed volley into the net. For such a powerful close-range shot, Neuer was really powerless. And an even more powerless scene ensued: Selk suddenly fell to the ground in the box and clutched his left ankle in pain, and referee Dankert watched the video and found that it turned out that Pavard had stepped on Selk during the rush, so he added a penalty, and Selk tricked Neuer into pushing the right side to score. In just 7 minutes, the game came back to life!

Attacking and playing strikers at a tense moment is the comeback declaration of "Shi Yimen"

Shubo Moting scored twice in front of the goal to give Bayern a 3-0 lead at one point.

After such a crazy foreshadowing, the second half was surprisingly flat. The only wave came in the 57th minute, when Davis dribbled quickly to the attack, Bayern formed a truly indescribable scuffle in front of goal, and Uruguayan centre-back Rochel stretched his foot before Schuppo. However, after a review for a while, VAR confirmed that Davis was offside before the scramble in front of goal and the goal was nullified.

Shortly after the game resumed, Davis suddenly stopped holding the back of his right thigh muscle during a defensive backlash before leaving the field with the help of the team doctor. Nagelsmann revealed after the game: "The doctor said at least the fibers were torn, but we have to wait for the results tomorrow. The next day, Bayern officials confirmed that Davis would miss the remaining two league games this year with a torn muscle fibre on the back of his right thigh, but fortunately it would not endanger him to the World Cup.

The latest famous scene of "The Doorman"

As soon as Davis came on the pitch, Bayern's attack fell to a halt. Lucas, who replaced him, already had limited assists, not to mention more than seven weeks of injury and was out of form as soon as he returned. The same was true of Sane, who also came back from the bench, and several quick attacks were stopped at his feet. Hertha tried to re-exert pressure through successive substitutions, but the collective pressing was far less powerful than in the first half and could not create a killing chance. The match entered a rather strange phase: the score was clearly still in suspense, but the two sides seemed unhurried.

Under such a stuffy situation, the focused Neuer lost no time in showing off a "riotous operation". Facing the big foot of opposing goalkeeper Oliver Christensen, Neuer quickly walked out of the box, and Yu Palmecano and Pavard, who had been chasing Kanga, calmly slowed down and switched to watching Neuer perform. I saw Neuer running in the direction of the ball's flight, while paying attention to Kanga, who was chasing from behind, volleying the ball towards the box with his left foot near the bottom line, and then calmly unloading the ball with his left thigh, and finally falling to the ground to hold the ball with both hands! More than 70,000 fans erupted in exclamation or cheers, and of course there were boos from Hertha fans.

Attacking and playing strikers at a tense moment is the comeback declaration of "Shi Yimen"

The amazed Yuppa kept clapping at Neuer, while the bold Nou team stood up expressionlessly, and then gave Yuppa high-fives. There is no doubt that this will become another famous scene in the career of "doorman". Nagelsmann marveled: "When you take a one-goal lead in the 82nd minute (note: it actually happened in the 89th minute), it means you're definitely back. Manu (Neuer's nickname) is extremely experienced, has played countless games and is the best goalkeeper in the world. ”

In stoppage time, Hertha launched a final attack. Luc Bakcio, who scored a hat-trick at the Allianz Arena four years ago to help Dusseldorf draw 3-3 in stoppage time, tried to repeat the old trick, he broke through along the right rib to attract two defenders and went straight in, Kenny counter-offside into the right side of the box crossed in front of the goal, Kanga kicked into the air, veteran Kevin Prince Boateng stopped the ball after the point and could not get up, and was finally cleared by Mazraoui. Immediately afterwards, Ejukai fell to the ground in front of the goal diagonally from the left and fell to the ground during a scramble with Maulida at the front of the par point, and Hertha players complained about Yupa's handball, but the referee ignored it and VAR did not intervene. Slow-motion shows that Yuppa first blocks the ball with his chest and then presses the ball under him when he falls to the ground, and the slight touch of the ball with his left arm, which is a supporting arm, does not constitute a handball foul.

Surprisingly, Bayern won eight straight official matches and four league wins, once again temporarily overtaking Union Berlin, who played a day later, to lead the standings. Neuer said: "It's good. I'm glad I'm back. But of course he was not satisfied with conceding two goals, "Of course I would prefer a blank roll. The goal conceded 3-1 was unnecessary, we were a bit staring. ”

"He is important for both Bayern and the national team"

For Neuer, the Berlin Olympic Stadium is a blessed place. Counting the victory, he has beaten Hertha for the 22nd time in the Bundesliga, becoming the first player in Bundesliga history to face so many of the same teams, 13 of which were at the Berlin Olympic Stadium. Not only that, but at the end of the 2018/19 season, Neuer also made a comeback in the Olympic line of fire in Berlin after a five-week injury with a torn calf muscle fiber. In the DFB-Pokal final against RB Leipzig, Neuer had the help to open the game with a one-arm one-arm from Yusuf Poulsen's close-range powerful head hammer onto the crossbar, and in the early part of the second half, he used a one-handed shot to defuse Forsberg, and then saved Timo Werner's close-range volley, laying the foundation for Bayern to win 3-0 in a row at the end of the game.

Attacking and playing strikers at a tense moment is the comeback declaration of "Shi Yimen"

Neuer's return full of blood is crucial for both Bayern and Germany.

The DFB-Pokal final, which culminated in his comeback, marked Neuer's low form after three consecutive metatarsal fractures, and set the stage for the subsequent treble season, especially the Champions League semi-finals and finals. Now, after another successful comeback at the Berlin Olympic Sport, Neuer is of course aiming for the upcoming World Cup in Qatar, which will be his fourth and most likely last. Until then, there are two league games left for Neuer to continue to adjust.

Despite his good comeback campaign, Neuer's physical and athletic form can still make the outside world a little worried. He also admits that there is occasional pain in his shoulder, but "it's normal." I feel good and can do everything. I had no problem training and today's game. A few days ago, he also admitted that he had suffered from skin cancer and had undergone 3 surgeries, but now he has recovered, "Now I go to a dermatologist every six months for a review." As long as no problems are found, then everything is fine. Nashua added: "He is very important [for our team structure]. He is our captain. He plays an important role not only on the field, but also off the field. It's true for us and for the national team. We are all happy that he is back on the field. ”

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