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BERLIN, March 1-- Who is the best German goalkeeper? Fans and pundits are in a controversial debate about who should be the national team's number one. Barcelona keeper Marc-Andre Ter Stegen now increased the pressure on his rival, Bayern Munich's Manuel Neuer. "I want to push continuously until national coach Joachim Loew is choosing me as the German number one," the 26-year-old commented. Loew recently announced to stick to 32-year-old Neuer until the 2020 European Championships. "If nothing unusual happens is Manuel Neuer going to be our number one until 2020," the 59-year-old 2017 World Cup winning coach emphasized. Loew admitted Ter Stegen is on the same level of world class. Could Ter Stegen's current brilliant performances for his Spanish club make him change his mind? "He turns into a giant in important games," the daily published Spanish sports newspaper Marca said after Ter Stegen's match winning saves in the Spanish Cup clash against Real Madrid (3-0). The German tabloid Bild asked its readers "Is Ter Stegen flying past Neuer in the national team now?" It is not likely that Loew is changing his mind shortly. But it is increasingly getting harder for the German coach to justify his decision. Depending on Neuer's further performance and health status Loew could be forced to change his mind. Neuer returned to action right before the 2018 World Cup after an eight months long injury break. Recently Neuer missed three games for Bayern due to a thumb injury. | 
