Bayern Munich goalkeeper Manuel Neuer suffers calf tear while celebrating goal
Bayern Munich goalkeeper Manuel Neuer is set for a spell watching from the sidelines after he was injured while celebrating a goal during Wednesday’s Champions League win over Bayer Leverkusen.
The 38-year-old Neuer tore a muscle fiber in his right calf, Bayern said on Thursday. Neuer “will be out for the time being,” the club added.
The goalkeeper had to go off in the 58th minute of Bayern’s 3-0 win in the first leg of the Champions League last 16 tie. He had just tried celebrating Jamal Musiala’s goal – Bayern’s second on the night – when he pulled up in discomfort.
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“Manu wanted to run – and then his calf went. He’d already said he was getting old,” teammate Joshua Kimmich joked.
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