Manuel Neuer in action© AFP
Captain of Bayern Munich, Manuel Neuer, is ready for a passage on the sidelines after having torn his calf muscle during a celebration during the victory of the 3-0 Champions League against Bayer Leverkusen. Neuer was seen to be a box and was replaced in the second half of the last 16 games at first glance just after Jamal Musiala put Bayern 2-0. Neuer’s substitution brought the beginner Jonas Urbig to the bench. Bayern published a statement confirming the 38 -year -old injury on Thursday, saying that Neuer “would be absent for the moment.”
“It happened by celebrating,” said Bayern coach Vincent Kompany after the match, adding “it’s a shame for us”.
The veteran goalkeeper, who recently extended his agreement to Bayern until 2025, missed almost a full year with a broken leg of a ski accident from December 2022 to October 2023.
Urbig, 21, arrived from Cologne in winter. Despite its beginnings on the big stage on Wednesday, Urbig was largely not tested while Bayern dominated the first leg against the defending German champions.
Bayern, which is eight clearly in the league with 10 games to play, going to Leverkusen for the match of the Champions League back next week in a dominant position.
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