Parade festival & Swiss record
“Good man, Yann”: The fact that Gladbach was able to score again at FC Bayern on Saturday is mainly thanks to goalkeeper Yann Sommer (33). The number of balls deflected by him is a record in the league – “a world-class performance” attested coach Daniel Farke and praise also came from the opponent. Incidentally, the Swiss set a new Swiss Bundesliga best and announced that there could be something to say about a new contract “perhaps in the next few days”.
Gladbach’s traveling fans loudly celebrated their man of the game. “Yann Sommer, oho,” they chanted after Bayern Munich’s 1-1 shock Borussia Mönchengladbach in Munich. Team-mate Christoph Kramer even made a little rhyme of the famous Swiss player, who with 19 repelled shots on goal made more saves than any Bundesliga goalkeeper since data collection began in 1992. “Good man, Yann,” enthused Kramer.
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Since the evening in Munich, when Borussia remained unbeaten against FC Bayern for the fourth time in a row and narrowly missed a third competitive win in a row, Sommer has also been the Swiss record player in the Bundesliga. It was his 266th game in Germany’s top division, replacing Ciriaco Sforza, who had made 265 Bundesliga appearances for 1. FC Kaiserslautern and Bayern.
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The summer, which is only tied until 2023, would have gotten a new contract even without his performance against FC Bayern. His arguments have certainly not weakened after Saturday in Munich. “Now we will sit down together in the next few days and then we will inform you if there is anything to be informed,” said the Swiss on “Sky”. Sommer left it open whether he would extend, but he said: “I’ve been here for eight years, if it didn’t go well together, I wouldn’t be here for a long time.” It seems extremely unlikely that he will leave Borussia in this transfer window.
Sommer said of his highly acclaimed performance against the German champions: “With a lot of work, you eventually get into a flow like that.” Bayern professional Joshua Kimmich named him the “best man on the pitch”. And Thomas Müller groaned: “We don’t know any different that Yann Sommer always plays the best game of the year against us. He was always there, even with the big things.” Only once was he without a chance to defend himself, in a late 1-1 by Leroy Sané.
Gladbach coach Farke was only partially amazed by the summer show: “I never made a secret of the fact that Yann is the best goalkeeper in the league together with Manuel Neuer. For me, he delivered a world-class performance.” And Farke added: “We are all happy that we have him as number one in the box.”
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