“Our game plan is to try and see if we can keep a clean sheet. We want to return home with a positive result to keep our chances alive for the second leg at the Veltins Arena. To do that, we have to be very organised at the back and defend well, just like we did against St Pauli,” said Neuer to Goal.com.
Defender Benedikt Hoewedes was equally hopeful of getting a good result and made it clear that Schalke are full of confidence.
He added: “We’re very optimistic following our win over St. Pauli on Friday evening. We’re travelling to Milan with the goal of getting a good result.”
Experienced midfielder Peer Kluge, who won’t feature in Tuesday’s encounter due to injury, is looking forward to the match at the Giuseppe Meazza and revealed that Schalke are looking to cause an upset.
He concluded: “We’re really looking forward to the match against Inter. We’ve worked very hard to get this far and deserve to be here. We’ll have to wait and see what the match in Milan has in store for us. Inter are the clear favourites and have a lot of good players. We’re keen to cause an upset though.”
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Manuel Neuer Targets Clean Sheet Against Inter