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At the turn of the year, captain Manuel Neuer and his teammates at FC Bayern long for the end of the corona crisis.

"Our greatest wish for the new year is that everyone is united, that this pandemic will soon be overcome," writes the national soccer goalkeeper in an article for the January edition of the club magazine "51".

However, the Munich pros were “optimistic about the future” for 2021.

After five titles this year, the Bayern professionals want to bring the next “big” trophy to Munich in February.

“Winning the Club World Cup 2013 was a great experience.

As Champions League winners, we have now worked our way to make history with this title.

We want to seize this opportunity. ”The Club World Cup will take place in Qatar from February 1st to 11th.

The now 34-year-old new ranks the current Bayern team very high: "Personally, I've never experienced such cohesion, and I've been involved in football for quite a while." Without fans in the stadiums, the players would have stood up rearranged the square: "We push each other more than before, because we have to release these forces more from within."

Thomas Müller is also enthusiastic

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In a guest article for the “Frankfurter Allgemeine Sonntagszeitung”, Thomas Müller emphasizes the change in Bavaria under coach Hansi Flick: “The development that we as a team made from November 2019 to the end of August 2020 was phenomenal.

Being an important part of this team was a lot of fun every day. "

At the successful Champions League final tournament in Lisbon in August, he “remembered my time as a national player, the many tournaments in which I was in similar situations”.

The 31-year-old also commented on the importance of team spirit: “I think it's not so important what you do together next to the pitch.

When things are going well on the field, things next to the field are easier.

From my point of view, it is of no use if you get along wonderfully next to the square, but are not ready to do the meters that hurt for the other person.

Manuel Neuer is enthusiastic about the current Bayern team

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