Manuel Neuer He will never forget this night. At 38 years old, Bayern Munich’s legendary goalkeeper and captain was sent off for the first time in his long career in the DFB Pokal round of 16 match against Bayer Leverkusen at the Allianz Arena.
The game took place in the 17th minute of the match. The central Jonathan Tah I send a long ball, Konrad Laimer broke offside when he was a bit behind and Jeremie Frimpong He took advantage of this to head towards Bayern’s goal all by himself.
At that moment when Neuer left his place but he was unable to clear the ball over his head and at the same time Frimpong was overwhelmed by striking him violently on the shoulder.
The referee Hurt Osmers He did not hesitate for a second to show the direct red card. This is the first time Neuer has been sent off the field of play in his 923 games, including 124 with the German team.
In the absence of the first replacement Sven Ulreichthe Israeli Daniel Peretz He was placed between the sticks when he came on as a substitute for Leroy Sané, the player sacrificed by Vincent Kompany after red to Neuer.
Source: La Verdad
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