Vincent Kompany insists Champions League defeat to Barcelona was not Manuel Neuer’s fault alone. Bayern Munich manager Vincent Kompany has defended Manuel Neuer. Who came under fire after his side’s 4-1 Champions League defeat to Barcelona in midweek ahead of Sunday’s Bundesliga clash with Bochum. Sky Germany reported on Saturday.
Neuer came under fire from pundits after the European defeat to Barcelona. UFABET With the 39-year-old making some poor decisions. And should have saved the goal before losing to old team-mate Robert Lewandowski and Rafinha’s hat-trick. But Kompany did not see it as Neuer’s fault alone.
‘We lost, when we lost, we lost together. It’s not just Manu, it’s the whole team and the coach. That’s important. If Manu changes the way we play, it’s to be better. Criticism is part of it. But hopefully we can succeed against Bochum.’ Kompany said.
Barcelona obliated Vincent Kompany’s Bayern Munich on Wednesday night with a scintillating 4-1 triumph at the Estadi Lluis Companys.
Former Leeds United winger Raphinha grabbed the front pages after bagging his first Champions League hat-trick to inspire Los Blaugranas to their first victory against the Bavarian powerhouse since 2015.
In doing so, Barcelona prevented the record-time Bundesliga champions from making history in Catalunya, halting a dreadful run of six consecutive defeats against the Allianz Arena outfit.