Bayern Munich goalkeeper Manuel Neuer, recently recalled to the German team, will miss the next two friendlies against France and the Netherlands due to injury, the German Football Association announced on Wednesday. The 37-year-old injured a muscle in his left leg in training on Wednesday and had to leave his teammates before the end of the session, according to the same source.
Neuer, injured for a long time and absent from the German group for fifteen months, was supposed to make his return during the match against France on Saturday in Lyon. He will also miss the match against the Netherlands in Frankfurt the following Tuesday.
This injury also calls into question the Bayern goalkeeper's participation in the Champions League quarter-final first leg against Arsenal on April 9.
In fact, the other goalkeeper Marc-André Ter Stegen (FC Barcelona) becomes the No.1 for the two upcoming friendly matches. Manuel Neuer's last appearance with the Mannschaft dates back to the 2022 World Cup in Qatar. Neuer seriously injured his right knee on December 9, 2022 (fracture of the lower part of the leg).