Bayern stormed to a four-goal lead in the first leg of their Champions League last-16 tie at the Allianz Arena last week, leaving Arsene Wenger’s men on the brink of exiting the competition.
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Neuer, who’s enjoying a midweek off with no game until Saturday against Hamburg, put a message on his Facebook page for his 9 million followers on Wednesday that raised many eyebrows when simply run through Google Translate.
Many English language media outlets translated the 30-year-old’s post as: “After the holiday last Wednesday, yesterday was a hard day of work again.”
However, what Neuer’s post actually translates as is ever-so-slightly - but crucially - different to what’s been widely reported.
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“After the celebration last Wednesday, yesterday was a hard day of work again,” the World Cup winner wrote.
Neuer’s enjoyed 14 clean sheets in 2016-17 from 31 games under Carlo Ancelotti, who replaced Pep Guardiola when he joined Manchester City in the off-season.
Reigning German champions Bayern are five points clear of RB Leipzig at the top of the Bundesliga with 13 matches left to play.
