FC Bayern Munich will have to do without Manuel Neuer in the year-end spurt. As coach Kompany revealed, the 38-year-old broke his ribs when he fouled in the game against Bayer Leverkusen.
FC Bayern’s end-of-year spurt will probably take place without Manuel Neuer. The captain has suffered a broken rib, as coach Vincent Kompany announced at the press conference before the Champions League game against Shakhtar Donetsk. Neuer “probably won’t play again this year,” said Kompany, adding: “It’s important that it heals, then we’ll have Manu back from January.”
Neuer: Broken rib due to a foul against Frimpong
As Kompany further revealed, Neuer sustained the injury in the 17th minute of the DFB Cup round of 16 against Bayer Leverkusen. So, of all things, the action that resulted in a red card for him. Neuer rushed out of his goal and prevented Leverkusen’s Jeremie Frimpong from continuing with a violent body check. It was Neuer’s first dismissal in his career. The Munich team ultimately lost the game when they were outnumbered and were eliminated from the DFB Cup.
“Full confidence” in Neuer-Ersatz Peretz
Neuer is represented – as he was against Leverkusen and in the 4-2 win against 1. FC Heidenheim – by Daniel Peretz. Konrad Laimer has “full trust” in the Israeli, who will make his debut in the premier class. The 24-year-old had already represented Neuer in the cup and the Bundesliga in a “very calm and calm manner.” “He did very well,” said the Austrian: “We want to make it as easy as possible for him.” Kompany also emphasized: “He deserves it, he should just be himself.”
Neuer is just one of numerous injured players that Kompany will have to do without. “At this moment there are a lot of players who are missing,” said the Belgian, “but we believe that we will have a really big squad again at the beginning of January. We actually got through quite well.” In addition to Neuer, goal scorers Harry Kane, Kingsley Coman, Alphonso Davies, Joao Palhinha and Serge Gnabry are missing against the Ukrainian champions at Schalke. The Bundesliga games at Mainz 05 and against RB Leipzig are still on the program until the winter break.
In the video: Vincent Kompany and Konrad Laimer comment on the injuries at FC Bayern
