In the English Cup
German national goalkeeper becomes a penalty hero
02.03.2025 – 10:43 p.m.Reading time: 1 min.
Manchester United fights the crisis every week. But in the English trophy there was no trend reversal for the “Red Devils”.
Manchester United’s deep crisis continues in the FA Cup. Because national goalkeeper Bernd Leno parried two attempts in penalty shooting, United resigned against Lenos FC Fulham in the round of 16. After 120 minutes it had stood 1: 1 (1: 1, 1: 1, 0: 1). Leno’s gloss dates then led to the out of the defending champion.
The 32-year-old former Leverkusener held the penalty of Victor Lindelöf and the former Bayern player Joshua Zirkzee. All four shooters started for the Cottagers met. In the regular season, Calvin Bassey (45th+1 minute) initially put the guests in the lead with the lead, United star Bruno Fernandes (71.) equalized for the Red Devils, which was only 14th in the league.
In the quarter -finals, the Londoners continue in a city duel against Crystal Palace. The team of former Bundesliga coach Oliver Glasner had prevailed against second division Millwall (3-1), but had to replace his brutally fouled top striker Jean-Philippe Mateta early on. The former Mainz was later sewn with 25 stitches due to a crack wound on the left ear.