In the game against Gladbach
Neuer replaced at half-time – Bayern boss with update
Updated March 7, 2026 – 4:26 a.mReading time: 2 minutes
FC Bayern substitute Manuel Neuer at halftime against Gladbach. Did the Bayern captain return too early?
FC Bayern looks anxiously at Manuel Neuer: The 39-year-old was substituted at half-time against Borussia Mönchengladbach on Friday evening. He had just made his comeback after a break from injury. Jonas Urbig came into the game for the Munich captain. According to coach Vincent Kompany and sports director Max Eberl, he felt something on his calf.
“Let’s see what it is. But whatever we say: He’ll be 40 in March,” explained Eberl meaningfully, referring to the goalkeeper’s birthday in a few weeks. “But I can’t say. I don’t have a fresh update. Maybe it’s just a hardening.”
In a dominant first half, Munich led 2-0 and Neuer hardly had to intervene in the game. On February 14th, the goalkeeper had left the field early at halftime against Bremen with a torn muscle fiber in his calf and had missed the last two Bundesliga games.
Leon Goretzka spoke on the Sky microphone after the game about a precautionary measure. On Tuesday, the Munich team have to play in the first leg of the round of 16 of the Champions League at Atalanta Bergamo. “The game is very short notice, but I don’t want to speculate too much. Let’s wait and see,” said coach Vincent Kompany on Sky.
However, with the replacement goalkeepers Jonas Urbig and Sven Ulreich you can switch so well that nothing changes in Munich’s game, emphasized Eberl. However, you can breathe a sigh of relief with Harry Kane: the Englishman will definitely be available against Bergamo.
