{"id":295330,"date":"2023-10-25T00:24:10","date_gmt":"2023-10-25T00:24:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/allmysportsnews.com\/?p=295330"},"modified":"2023-10-25T00:24:10","modified_gmt":"2023-10-25T00:24:10","slug":"peter-schmeichel-goes-wild-celebrating-andre-onanas-late-penalty-save","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/allmysportsnews.com\/soccer\/peter-schmeichel-goes-wild-celebrating-andre-onanas-late-penalty-save\/","title":{"rendered":"Peter Schmeichel goes wild celebrating Andre Onana&apos;s late penalty save"},"content":{"rendered":"<h1>Peter Schmeichel goes wild celebrating Andre Onana&#8217;s last-gasp penalty save in Man United&#8217;s narrow win over Copenhagen and calls the \u00a347m goalkeeper &#8216;a hero who&#8217;s too modest&#8217;<\/h1>\n<ul>\n<li><b>Peter Schmeichel went wild celebrating Andre Onana&#8217;s last-gasp penalty save<\/b><\/li>\n<li><strong>The incident came at the end of Man United&#8217;s narrow 1-0 win over Copenhagen\u00a0\u00a0<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Follow Mail Sport&#8217;s new Man United WhatsApp channel for all the breaking news<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Peter Schmeichel went wild celebrating Andre Onana&#8217;s last-gasp penalty save in Man United&#8217;s 1-0 win over Copenhagen on Tuesday night.<\/p>\n<p>Harry Maguire had given the hosts the lead at Old Trafford with a powerful header, but the Red Devils conceded a stoppage time penalty which threatened to jeopardise the victory.<\/p>\n<p>Onana was able to place himself to make a great save to deny Copenhagen an equaliser, and secure Man United&#8217;s first Champions League win of the season.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>TNT Sports, who broadcast the game in the UK, shared footage on X (fka Twitter) of Schmeichel celebrating the work of the Cameroonian goalkeeper, who was signed in the summer for \u00a347m.<\/p>\n<p>The Danish ex-goalkeeper and Man United legend was seen cheering, punching the air and clapping as his former club held onto all three points in dramatic circumstances.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/10\/25\/00\/76962181-12668769-image-a-28_1698191759605.jpg\" height=\"363\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Andre Onana made a last-gasp penalty save to keep Man United&#8217;s 1-0 lead over Copenhagen<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/10\/25\/00\/76961929-12668769-image-a-29_1698191841940.jpg\" height=\"1127\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Ex-Man United goalkeeper Peter Schmeichel wildly celebrated after the save was made<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/10\/25\/00\/76961931-12668769-image-m-31_1698191895377.jpg\" height=\"777\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Schmeichel later spoke to Onana, hailing him as a &#8216;hero&#8217; for his last-gasp save to win the game<\/p>\n<p>After the match, CBS Sports pundit Schmeichel was sent to speak one-on-one with Onana, which was also shared on the social media platform.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Onana said: &#8216;For me, for the club, for the team it was important. It was an important victory for us, difficult game against a very good team. The most important thing today was to win, so I&#8217;m happy for the victory, but but we have to move on.&#8217;<\/p>\n<p>Explaining his feelings in the moment, the 27-year-old said: &#8216;Be myself, being calm, try to deal with the pressure. Old Trafford is not easy for the opponent. I made myself bigger, and I decided to go to the left.&#8217;<\/p>\n<p>When Schmeichel described Onana as a hero, the Cameroonian replied: &#8216;I don&#8217;t think so. I think the hero tonight is Harry, he scored the goal, he gave us the victory today.&#8217;<\/p>\n<p>Onana also spoke about how Man United have to &#8216;keep going&#8217; and &#8216;get ready&#8217; for an &#8216;important&#8217; game at the weekend, with the Manchester derby looming on Sunday afternoon.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/10\/25\/00\/76955995-12668769-image-a-32_1698191956431.jpg\" height=\"423\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Onana dismissed claims he was the hero, instead calling Harry Maguire the star of the night<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/10\/25\/01\/76962279-12668769-image-a-33_1698192005927.jpg\" height=\"425\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>The Danish pundit said that Onana was being &#8216;too modest&#8217; over his involvement in the drama<\/p>\n<p>Man United&#8217;s win over Copenhagen moves them above the Danish champions in the group, with Bayern Munich top on nine points, and Galatasaray on four points.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Onana said: &#8216;Not the penalty, I think the victory will give us more confidence. When you win, you get more confident. You can save how many penalties you want, but if you don&#8217;t win the game, you don&#8217;t feel so good.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;We&#8217;ll be ready to face Manchester City because they&#8217;re a good team, and we&#8217;ll be ready for that.&#8217;\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Schmeichel concluded the interview by describing Onana as being &#8216;too modest, but also the hero&#8217;.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/i\/pix\/2017\/08\/02\/636x90_facebook_ad_sport.png\" width=\"636\" height=\"90\"><br \/>\nSource: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailymail.co.uk\/sport\/football\/article-12668769\/Peter-Schmeichel-goes-wild-celebrating-Andre-Onanas-gasp-penalty-save-Man-Uniteds-narrow-win-Copenhagen-calls-47m-goalkeeper-hero-whos-modest.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Read Full Article<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Peter Schmeichel goes wild celebrating Andre Onana&#8217;s last-gasp penalty save in Man United&#8217;s narrow win over Copenhagen and calls the [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":295329,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[19],"tags":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v21.8 - 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