Luis Diaz's teammate snaps at reporter as former Liverpool man delivers again
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Liverpool FC NewsFeaturesLuis DíazManuel Neuer was named player of the match after making brilliant saves in Bayern Munich's 2-1 Champions League quarterfinal win over Real Madrid, but he snapped when asked about Germany's World Cup returnLuis Diaz impressed for Bayern Munich on Tuesday(Image: Getty Images)Manuel Neuer bristled at reporters' questions following his exceptional display that helped Bayern Munich overcome Real Madrid.Bayern secured a 2-1 victory during the first leg of its Champions League quarterfinal at the Bernabeu on Tuesday, with the team's goalkeeper proving instrumental. Neuer produced a series of remarkable saves to deny Kylian Mbappe and Vinicius Junior.READ MORE: Trent Alexander-Arnold suffers fresh Real Madrid blow as ex-Liverpool ace catches him 'sleeping'READ MORE: Every word Arne Slot said on worrying Virgil van Dijk claim, Alexander Isak status, and PSGTrent Alexander-Arnold's delivery was finished by Mbappe at the far post to reduce the deficit to 2-1, yet Real couldn't breach Neuer's goal again.Vinicius squandered a one-on-one opportunity following a Dayot Upamecano error, as Bayern departed the Spanish capital holding a slender lead ahead of next week's return fixture.Neuer earned the player of the match accolade for his outstanding showing, but appeared unwilling to entertain subjects unrelated to the tie itself.
"Shall we bring this up now?" he responded when questioned about featuring at this summer's World Cup for Germany.Manuel Neuer has retired from international duty(Image: Getty Images)The 40-year-old hasn't represented Germany since the Euro 2024 semifinals and confirmed his international retirement that summer. Despite earning 124 caps for his nation, he has repeatedly insisted he won't reverse his retirement decision for the World Cup."As I said, we're not going to get into that here now," he stated firmly at the Bernabeu.
Nothing else matters to me."However, Neuer's message evidently didn't reach his colleagues, as Germany international Aleksandar Pavlovic offered a contrasting view when questioned about Neuer's potential comeback: "Yes, absolutely. When asked during his post-match press conference whether Neuer was the greatest goalkeeper ever, he chuckled."You are going to get me in trouble with guys like Thibaut Courtois, whom I like very much as well," he said.