The German goalkeeper is injured.
Bayern Munich's main goalkeeper Manuel Neuer will miss the match of the sixth round of the main stage of the Champions League of the 2024/25 season against Donetsk “Shakhtar”.
This was announced on the eve of the meeting by the head coach of the Munich team Vincent Kompany. According to him, the 38-year-old German goalkeeper broke a rib.
“He probably won't play again this year. We expect him to return in January,” insider Fabrizio Romano quotes Kompany as saying.
It should be noted that last week Neuer received the first red card in his career. The star goalkeeper was sent off in the 1/8 final match of the German Cup against Bayer, which ended in a narrow defeat and the Munich club's exit from the tournament.
The Shakhtar vs. Bayern match will take place on Tuesday, December 10, at the Veltins Arena in Gelsenkirchen, Germany. The match, nominally home for the Miners, will begin at 22:00 Kyiv time.
Let's add that Bayern's top scorer Harry Kane will also miss the match with the Ukrainian club due to injury.
The online text broadcast of the Shakhtar vs. Bayern match is available on our website.
After five rounds, Bayern is in 13th place in the overall standings of the Champions League main round with 9 points. The current Bundesliga leader thrashed Dinamo Zagreb (9:2), lost to Aston Villa (0:1), suffered a crushing defeat to Barcelona (1:4), defeated Benfica (1:0) and beat PSG (1:0).
The eight best teams from the main stage of the Champions League will reach the 1/8 finals. The clubs that take places from 9th to 24th in the overall standings will play paired play-off matches for a place in the 1/8 finals. The rest will finish their performance in European competitions.
Earlier it was reported that Bayern won a high-scoring match in the Bundesliga before the duel with Shakhtar in the Champions League.
