Olaleye Idowu
Former Manchester United man, Wayne Rooney has hailed a 36-year-old Inter Milan goalkeeper, Yann Sommer, after the Italians’ Champions League semifinal win over Barcelona.
Inter Milan defeated Barcelona 4-3 at San Siro after the first leg ended in a 3-3 draw in Spain.
Rooney hailed Sommer for his outstanding performance, denying the Catalans multiple goal opportunities.
The former England striker told Amazon Prime as quoted by Metro, “His performance was top class and he fully deserves the Man of the Match award.
“That’s what you need when you’re trying to win trophies and get to finals, you need your goalkeeper to come up with big moments and big saves and that’s what he’s done. Some will say that’s his job and he’s there to save the ball, but it’s the amount of saves across the two legs.”
Sommer, 36, made some stellar saves in the second leg against Barcelona.
He recorded seven saves, denying Lamine Yamal twice. He also registered seven saves in the 3-3 first leg draw last week.
The Switzerland international has played 89 games in all competitions for the Italians.
