FC Bayern: Salzburg keeper Philipp Köhn meets his idol Manuel Neuer! – Bundesliga
In the second leg it finally comes to a duel with his idol!
After Manuel Neuer (35) missed the round of 16 first leg due to knee surgery, Salzburg keeper Philipp Köhn (23) now meets the Bayern captain on Tuesday evening (9 p.m. / Amazon Prime Video and live ticker at BILD.de). .
From the garden party in the Champions League!
Köhn to BILD: “When I was nine years old, we both played at Schalke. Manuel Neuer in the pros and I in the e-youth. Manuel has always inspired me with his attacking goalkeeping. He was and is a goalkeeper who I call a role model. I’m looking forward to seeing him again in the Champions League.”
In 2009, a photo was taken of the two at a garden party. 13 years later they face each other in the Champions League.
The 1.90 meter keeper from Dinslaken (plays for Switzerland) came to Salzburg from Schalke via Stuttgart and Leipzig and was loaned to FC Wil in Switzerland for a season in 2020/21.
Another parallel between the two: Neuer and Köhn have the same consulting agency (PRO profile of ex-professional Thomas Kroth)!
Neuer got fit just in time for the sudden duel in the Allianz Arena. Just four weeks after his medial meniscus surgery in his right knee! The national keeper was in Innsbruck by knee specialist Prof. Dr. Christian Fink (like Kimmich, Süle, Sané, Tolisso and Hernández). The rehab went perfectly. And after just three sessions with the team, Neuer is back in the Bayern goal on Tuesday.
Julian Nagelsmann (34) on Monday: “Manu will be able to play if there is no reaction in the knee overnight. We are all very happy about that!”
Köhn is also happy about the reunion. But he also says: “Of course you look up to him and I pick things that I see in him. But that’s not the priority now. We want to get ahead here.”
Salzburg has respect for Neuer! RB coach Matthias Jaissle (33): “We try to score even if Manuel Neuer is in goal.”
The Swabian continued: “It’s also a great challenge for such a young squad to have the chance to score against such a keeper. Faith is still great. I think the first leg showed that we can annoy Bayern.